ANSWERS.
Which of the following does no increase the patient's risk of developing
gallbladder malignancy? - CORRECT ANSWER -septate gallbladder
What can cause intrahepatic dilation with a NL GB and CBD? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Klatskin tumor
The NL distended GB measures _____ cm in length and less than ______
cm in the AP and transverse dimemsions - CORRECT ANSWER -7-10, 3
Because the GB lies within the ______ ______ ______ between the
right and left hepatic lobes, this structure can be used as a landmark to
locate the contracted GB - CORRECT ANSWER -Main Lobar Fissure
The GB is divided into three sections: the _______, the ________ and
the _______. - CORRECT ANSWER -neck. body, fundus
The right and left hepatic ducts join in the porta hepatis for form the
_____ ______ _______, which is joined by the _______ _____ and
_______ biles - CORRECT ANSWER -common hepatic duct, cystic duct,
The purpose of the gallbladder in to _______ and ______ bile. - CORRECT
ANSWER -concentrate , store
, An infundibulum at the neck of the GB where stones may collect is a variant
called a ______ _______. - CORRECT ANSWER -Hartman pouch
_______ bilirubin is typically elevated in cases of obstracution jaundice as
can occur with choledocholithiasis; ________ bilirubin is typically
elevated with liver disease and hemolytic anemia - CORRECT ANSWER -Direct,
Indirect
Low lever non shadowing echoes are seen layering along the dependent
portion of the GB. The echoes move along with a change in patient position.
The most likely diagnosis is _________ - CORRECT ANSWER -sludge
Care must be taken not to misdiagnose a polyp as a gallstone. Unlike
gallstones, polyps should not produce an acoustic _______ and should not
________ when the patient changes position - CORRECT ANSWER -shadow,
move
_________ are seen in up to 95% of cases of gallbladder carcinoma. Other
risk factors include chronic ___________ and __________ gallbladder,
or calcification of the gallbladder wall. - CORRECT ANSWER -Gallstones,
cholecystitis, procelain
________ _______ may be used to look for internal vascularity in a
suspected gallbladder mass and to distinguish sludge from a malignant
mass - CORRECT ANSWER -Color Doppler
The most common hyperplastic cholecystoses are _________ and
__________ - CORRECT ANSWER -adenomyomatosis, cholesterosis