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