ARDMS ABDOMEN BOARD REVIEW
LATEST UPDATE COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS (Frequently Most Tested)
AND VERIFEID ANSWERS (100%
accurate)|GET IT A+
the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed - ANSWERS3 cm
the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta - ANSWERSanterior
the celiac trifurcates into...? - ANSWERSthe common hepatic artery
the left gastric artery
the splenic artery
the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...? - ANSWERSthe common hepatic artery
this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically anterior and parallel to the aorta
- ANSWERSthe superior mesenteric artery
which renal artery has a more complicated course? - ANSWERSthe right renal artery
an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes hardened -
ANSWERSarteriosclerosis
dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of the vessel wall..? -
ANSWERSaneurysm
,majority of aneurysms are located below...? - ANSWERSthe level of the renal arteries
the most common type of a true aneurysm is...? - ANSWERSfusiform
tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a... - ANSWERSdissecting aneurysm
aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma - ANSWERSpseudo aneurysm
which renal vein has the more complicated course? - ANSWERSthe left renal vein
the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC but the left gonadal vein empties... - ANSWERSinto the left
renal vein which then empties into the IVC
a liver measurement greater than ____ - ____ cm is considered hepatomegaly - ANSWERS15-20
normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be mistaken for hepatomegaly -
ANSWERSRiedel's Lobe
the liver is almost completely covered by... - ANSWERSGlisson's Capsule
arrange these in order from most echogenic to least echogenic:
pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver, renal sinus, renal cortex - ANSWERSrenal sinus > pancreas >
liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal medullary pyramids
the liver is composed of three lobes... - ANSWERSleft lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe
the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ... - ANSWERSright lobe and left lobe
the right hepatic vein divides the... - ANSWERSright lobe into anterior and posterior segments
the left hepatic vein divides the... - ANSWERSleft lobe into medial and lateral segments
, these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe - ANSWERSthe right and left hepatic veins
the ligamentum venosum divides the... - ANSWERScaudate lobe and the left lobe
the ligamentum teres divides the... - ANSWERSleft lobe into medial and lateral segments
the falciform ligament divides the ... - ANSWERSright and left lobe
the coronary ligament connects the liver to... - ANSWERSthe diaphragm
the main lobar fissure divides... - ANSWERSright and left lobe
the portal triad is... - ANSWERSthe portal vein, the hepatic artery, and the common bile duct
AST is increased with... - ANSWERShepatocellular disease
this lab value is useful in detecting acute hepatitis before jaundice occurs and following in the course of
hepatitis - ANSWERSAST
this lab test rises higher than AST and takes longer to return to normal - ANSWERSALT
alkaline phosphatase is increased in... - ANSWERSobstruction of the biliary system
decrease in liver function with an increase in the liver enzymes due to the amount of necrosis is known as... -
ANSWERSdiffuse hepatocellular disease
accumulation of fat within the hepatocytes... - ANSWERSfatty liver
diffuse inflammatory process of the liver - ANSWERSacute hepatitis
LATEST UPDATE COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS (Frequently Most Tested)
AND VERIFEID ANSWERS (100%
accurate)|GET IT A+
the normal AP ddimension of the aorta lumen should not exceed - ANSWERS3 cm
the celiac trunk is the first _____ branch of the aorta - ANSWERSanterior
the celiac trifurcates into...? - ANSWERSthe common hepatic artery
the left gastric artery
the splenic artery
the gastroduodenal artery is a branch of the...? - ANSWERSthe common hepatic artery
this artery branches off the anterior aspect of the aorta and travels vertically anterior and parallel to the aorta
- ANSWERSthe superior mesenteric artery
which renal artery has a more complicated course? - ANSWERSthe right renal artery
an arterial disease in which the vessel wall loses its elasticity and becomes hardened -
ANSWERSarteriosclerosis
dilatation of a segment of a vessel wall caused by a weakness of all three layers of the vessel wall..? -
ANSWERSaneurysm
,majority of aneurysms are located below...? - ANSWERSthe level of the renal arteries
the most common type of a true aneurysm is...? - ANSWERSfusiform
tear of the intima layer of the vessel wall is a... - ANSWERSdissecting aneurysm
aneurysm caused by arterial catheterization or trauma - ANSWERSpseudo aneurysm
which renal vein has the more complicated course? - ANSWERSthe left renal vein
the right gonadal vein empties directly into the IVC but the left gonadal vein empties... - ANSWERSinto the left
renal vein which then empties into the IVC
a liver measurement greater than ____ - ____ cm is considered hepatomegaly - ANSWERS15-20
normal variant of the right lobe of the liver extends inferiorly and may be mistaken for hepatomegaly -
ANSWERSRiedel's Lobe
the liver is almost completely covered by... - ANSWERSGlisson's Capsule
arrange these in order from most echogenic to least echogenic:
pancreas, spleen, renal medullary pyramids, liver, renal sinus, renal cortex - ANSWERSrenal sinus > pancreas >
liver > or = spleen > renal cortex > renal medullary pyramids
the liver is composed of three lobes... - ANSWERSleft lobe, right lobe, caudate lobe
the middle hepatic vein divides the liver into ... - ANSWERSright lobe and left lobe
the right hepatic vein divides the... - ANSWERSright lobe into anterior and posterior segments
the left hepatic vein divides the... - ANSWERSleft lobe into medial and lateral segments
, these veins drain blood from the caudate lobe - ANSWERSthe right and left hepatic veins
the ligamentum venosum divides the... - ANSWERScaudate lobe and the left lobe
the ligamentum teres divides the... - ANSWERSleft lobe into medial and lateral segments
the falciform ligament divides the ... - ANSWERSright and left lobe
the coronary ligament connects the liver to... - ANSWERSthe diaphragm
the main lobar fissure divides... - ANSWERSright and left lobe
the portal triad is... - ANSWERSthe portal vein, the hepatic artery, and the common bile duct
AST is increased with... - ANSWERShepatocellular disease
this lab value is useful in detecting acute hepatitis before jaundice occurs and following in the course of
hepatitis - ANSWERSAST
this lab test rises higher than AST and takes longer to return to normal - ANSWERSALT
alkaline phosphatase is increased in... - ANSWERSobstruction of the biliary system
decrease in liver function with an increase in the liver enzymes due to the amount of necrosis is known as... -
ANSWERSdiffuse hepatocellular disease
accumulation of fat within the hepatocytes... - ANSWERSfatty liver
diffuse inflammatory process of the liver - ANSWERSacute hepatitis
