PREPARATION FOR ABDOMEN
ARDMS EXAM 2024 NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
bulls eye sign - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Ultrasound appearance of gastroesophageal
junction?
rugae - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>irregular folds in stomach formed by mucosa and
submucosal
5 mm's - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the undistended wall should not exceed how many
mm's
haustrae - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>what are the large sacculations of the colon
called?
thickened loops with no change with compression - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>slow
graded transducer pressure is applied with evaluation of gi tract, what would these
findings reveal?
target sign and pseudo kidney sign - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>what is the classic
appearance of adenocarcinoma?
6mm - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>normal appendix has a target appearance and should
not measure more than---------------mm in diameter?
adhesions - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>what is most common cause of intestinal
obstruction?
Increased activity - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Evaluation of motor activity with
obstruction will reveal?
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Is hashimoto's thryroiditis an acute or chronic
condition?
calcium levels - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the parathyroid glands secrete PTH which is
responsible for maintaining what levels?
,Papillary - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>what is most common type of thyroid cancer?
Increased PTH levels, hypophosphatemia and hypercalcemia - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>The lab values with parathyroid adenoma's will reveal what?
Longus coli muscle - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>what is the muscle located posterior to
the thyroid and adjacent to the trachea?
External carotid artery - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The superior thyroid artery branches
off what artery?
Thyroid enlargement, protruding eyeballs - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Two features of
Grave's disease?
Multinodular Goiter - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the most common type of
thyroid abnormality?
Innominate artery - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The right common carotid artery arises
from which artery?
Adventitia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the outermost layer of the arterial wall
called?
Systemic hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is most common cause of
arterial dissection?
distal to stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>maximum turbulence is usually detected
distal or proximal to stenosis?
hyperechoic, hypoechoic, and free floating in vessel - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Characteristics of acute venous thrombosis?
tendon - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Fibrous cord that attaches muscle to bone is what?
Enhancement - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>An artifact that occurs when sound strikes a
curved or cylindrical structure at less than 90 degrees is referred to as what?
Perimysium - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A group of muscle fibers are bound together by
a connective tissue layer called?
Capillaries and nerves - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The endomysium consists of a
network of?
Superior to the bladder in the lower abdomen - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The usual
location for a urachal cyst is where?
,Popliteal Space - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Where would a bakers cyst be located?
Anechoic mass with good through transmission - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the
most sonographic appearance of an acute hematoma?
Lymphoma - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Multiple lobulated masses located around the
porta hepatis, celiac trunk or SMA would most likely represent what?
Fusiform - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is most common type of abdominal aortic
aneurysm?
Saccular - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Type of abdominial aneurysm that has
outpouching which is usually the result of trauma or infection is?
Pseudoaneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The patient has a mass located in the
groin region adjacent to the artery, which has mixed echogenicity and visable swirling
blood, the most likely diagnosis would be what?
Cancer of the GI tract and ovarian cancer - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The most
common source of metastatic disease to the peritoneum and mesentery is from?
Trauma and catheterization - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the most common
cause of pseudoaneurysm?
Dermoid - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the most common benign mesenteric
neoplasm?
50% - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The one year mortality rate for a 6 cm abdominal
aortic aneurysm is about?
Exudative ascites - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Peritoneal fluid collection due to an
inflammatory or malignant process, which exhibits fine or coarse internal echoes is
referred to as?
Fine needle aspiration - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Type of biopsy that uses a capillary
action technique is?
Subcostal - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Core biopsy of the liver is best performed from
which approach?
Lower pole in prone position - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Renal biopsies are obtained
from which pole of the kidney?
Upright - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Thoracentesis is best performed with the patient in
what position?
, Matching layer - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The material located in front of the
transducer that helps to improve sound transmission by reducing ultrasound reflection
at the surface is called what?
Decrease pulse duration, decrease SPL, improve axial resolution - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Purpose of Damping material?
one quarter of a wavelength - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The optimal matching layer
thickness is?
bandwidth - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Range of frequencies present in a pulse is
called?
mechanical - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the type of transducer that has single
or multiple moving elements is called?
Linear switched and linear sequenced array - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Another name
for a linear array transducer is?
Linear arrays - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Transducers that have multiple elements that
are pulsed with slight time delays are called?
Annular array - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Type of transducer that has concentric
elements is?
Sliced thickness - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>An artifact that appears as echoes filling a
fluid filled structure or vessel is?
Clean shadows - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Shadowing produced from calcific
structures are referred to as?
Side lobe occur with single element transducers and grating lobes occur with multiple
element transducers. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the key difference between
side lobe artifacts and grating lobe artifacts?
9-12 cm - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What does the normal adult kidney measure?
True capsule - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the fibrous capsule surrounding the
kidney referred to as?
Columns of Bertin - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The cortical tissue extending into the
space between adjacent pyramids appearing as a hypoechoic mass area is?
Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is outer portion of kidney referred to as?
Nephron - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Structural and functional unit of kidney?
ARDMS EXAM 2024 NEWEST
ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
bulls eye sign - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Ultrasound appearance of gastroesophageal
junction?
rugae - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>irregular folds in stomach formed by mucosa and
submucosal
5 mm's - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the undistended wall should not exceed how many
mm's
haustrae - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>what are the large sacculations of the colon
called?
thickened loops with no change with compression - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>slow
graded transducer pressure is applied with evaluation of gi tract, what would these
findings reveal?
target sign and pseudo kidney sign - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>what is the classic
appearance of adenocarcinoma?
6mm - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>normal appendix has a target appearance and should
not measure more than---------------mm in diameter?
adhesions - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>what is most common cause of intestinal
obstruction?
Increased activity - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Evaluation of motor activity with
obstruction will reveal?
Chronic - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Is hashimoto's thryroiditis an acute or chronic
condition?
calcium levels - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>the parathyroid glands secrete PTH which is
responsible for maintaining what levels?
,Papillary - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>what is most common type of thyroid cancer?
Increased PTH levels, hypophosphatemia and hypercalcemia - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>The lab values with parathyroid adenoma's will reveal what?
Longus coli muscle - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>what is the muscle located posterior to
the thyroid and adjacent to the trachea?
External carotid artery - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The superior thyroid artery branches
off what artery?
Thyroid enlargement, protruding eyeballs - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Two features of
Grave's disease?
Multinodular Goiter - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the most common type of
thyroid abnormality?
Innominate artery - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The right common carotid artery arises
from which artery?
Adventitia - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the outermost layer of the arterial wall
called?
Systemic hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is most common cause of
arterial dissection?
distal to stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>maximum turbulence is usually detected
distal or proximal to stenosis?
hyperechoic, hypoechoic, and free floating in vessel - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Characteristics of acute venous thrombosis?
tendon - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Fibrous cord that attaches muscle to bone is what?
Enhancement - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>An artifact that occurs when sound strikes a
curved or cylindrical structure at less than 90 degrees is referred to as what?
Perimysium - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>A group of muscle fibers are bound together by
a connective tissue layer called?
Capillaries and nerves - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The endomysium consists of a
network of?
Superior to the bladder in the lower abdomen - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The usual
location for a urachal cyst is where?
,Popliteal Space - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Where would a bakers cyst be located?
Anechoic mass with good through transmission - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the
most sonographic appearance of an acute hematoma?
Lymphoma - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Multiple lobulated masses located around the
porta hepatis, celiac trunk or SMA would most likely represent what?
Fusiform - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is most common type of abdominal aortic
aneurysm?
Saccular - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Type of abdominial aneurysm that has
outpouching which is usually the result of trauma or infection is?
Pseudoaneurysm - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The patient has a mass located in the
groin region adjacent to the artery, which has mixed echogenicity and visable swirling
blood, the most likely diagnosis would be what?
Cancer of the GI tract and ovarian cancer - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The most
common source of metastatic disease to the peritoneum and mesentery is from?
Trauma and catheterization - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the most common
cause of pseudoaneurysm?
Dermoid - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the most common benign mesenteric
neoplasm?
50% - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The one year mortality rate for a 6 cm abdominal
aortic aneurysm is about?
Exudative ascites - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Peritoneal fluid collection due to an
inflammatory or malignant process, which exhibits fine or coarse internal echoes is
referred to as?
Fine needle aspiration - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Type of biopsy that uses a capillary
action technique is?
Subcostal - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Core biopsy of the liver is best performed from
which approach?
Lower pole in prone position - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Renal biopsies are obtained
from which pole of the kidney?
Upright - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Thoracentesis is best performed with the patient in
what position?
, Matching layer - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The material located in front of the
transducer that helps to improve sound transmission by reducing ultrasound reflection
at the surface is called what?
Decrease pulse duration, decrease SPL, improve axial resolution - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Purpose of Damping material?
one quarter of a wavelength - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The optimal matching layer
thickness is?
bandwidth - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Range of frequencies present in a pulse is
called?
mechanical - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the type of transducer that has single
or multiple moving elements is called?
Linear switched and linear sequenced array - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Another name
for a linear array transducer is?
Linear arrays - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Transducers that have multiple elements that
are pulsed with slight time delays are called?
Annular array - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Type of transducer that has concentric
elements is?
Sliced thickness - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>An artifact that appears as echoes filling a
fluid filled structure or vessel is?
Clean shadows - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Shadowing produced from calcific
structures are referred to as?
Side lobe occur with single element transducers and grating lobes occur with multiple
element transducers. - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the key difference between
side lobe artifacts and grating lobe artifacts?
9-12 cm - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What does the normal adult kidney measure?
True capsule - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is the fibrous capsule surrounding the
kidney referred to as?
Columns of Bertin - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The cortical tissue extending into the
space between adjacent pyramids appearing as a hypoechoic mass area is?
Cortex - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>What is outer portion of kidney referred to as?
Nephron - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Structural and functional unit of kidney?
