ARDMS ABDOMEN ACTUAL EXAM,
PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
NEWEST 2024 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT DETAILED
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ACTUAL
BRAND NEW ERXAM ALREADY
GRADED A+
An abdominal sonogram is ordered on an infant in the
intensive care unit who is suffering from jaundice and
fever. Sonographically, you visualize a cystic mass
within the common bile duct that is causing focal
enlargement. This is most suggestive of:
A. cholangiocarcinoma
B. Mirizzi syndrome
C. choledochal cyst
D. biliary atresia - ....ANSWER...C
All of the following are clinical findings consistent with
cholangiocarcinoma except:
A. pruritus
B. weight loss
C. elevated bilirubin
D. dilation of the intrahepatic ducts - ....ANSWER...D
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,Which of the following is not associated with the
development of pneumobilia?
A. cholangiopneumonia
B. gastric surgery
C. acute cholecystitis
D. fistula formation - ....ANSWER...A
A Klatskin tumor is a form of:
A. lymphocytic carcinoma
B. cholangiocarcinoma
C. pancreatic carcinoma
D. gallbladder cancer - ....ANSWER...B
The biliary duct wall should never measure more than:
A. 2 mm
B. 9 mm
C. 4 mm
D. 5 mm - ....ANSWER...D
Clinical findings of choledocholithiasis include all of the
following except:
A. jaundice
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,B. elevated bilirubin
C. elevated blood urea nitrogen
D. elevated alkaline phosphatase - ....ANSWER...C
Which segment of the biliary tree tends to dilate first with
obstruction?
A. intrahepatic
B. extrahepatic - ....ANSWER...B
Which of the following is not a plausible cause of
common bile duct obstruction in adults?
A. choledocholothiasis
B. chronic pancreatitis
C. choledochal cyst
D. pancreatic carcinoma - ....ANSWER...C
All of the following are forms of cholangitis except:
A. acute bacterial
B. AIDS
C. Oriental
D. parabolic - ....ANSWER...D
The yellow pigment found in bile that is produced by the
breakdown of old red blood cells by the liver is:
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, A. alkalline phosphatase
B. bilirubin
C. cholesterol
D. chyme - ....ANSWER...B
For patients older than 60, or those who have had a
cholecystectomy, a maximum diameter of be _ ___ may
considered normal.
A. 1 cm
B. 12 mm
C. 14 mm
D. 1.5 cm - ....ANSWER...A
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PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
NEWEST 2024 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT DETAILED
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS ACTUAL
BRAND NEW ERXAM ALREADY
GRADED A+
An abdominal sonogram is ordered on an infant in the
intensive care unit who is suffering from jaundice and
fever. Sonographically, you visualize a cystic mass
within the common bile duct that is causing focal
enlargement. This is most suggestive of:
A. cholangiocarcinoma
B. Mirizzi syndrome
C. choledochal cyst
D. biliary atresia - ....ANSWER...C
All of the following are clinical findings consistent with
cholangiocarcinoma except:
A. pruritus
B. weight loss
C. elevated bilirubin
D. dilation of the intrahepatic ducts - ....ANSWER...D
1
,Which of the following is not associated with the
development of pneumobilia?
A. cholangiopneumonia
B. gastric surgery
C. acute cholecystitis
D. fistula formation - ....ANSWER...A
A Klatskin tumor is a form of:
A. lymphocytic carcinoma
B. cholangiocarcinoma
C. pancreatic carcinoma
D. gallbladder cancer - ....ANSWER...B
The biliary duct wall should never measure more than:
A. 2 mm
B. 9 mm
C. 4 mm
D. 5 mm - ....ANSWER...D
Clinical findings of choledocholithiasis include all of the
following except:
A. jaundice
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,B. elevated bilirubin
C. elevated blood urea nitrogen
D. elevated alkaline phosphatase - ....ANSWER...C
Which segment of the biliary tree tends to dilate first with
obstruction?
A. intrahepatic
B. extrahepatic - ....ANSWER...B
Which of the following is not a plausible cause of
common bile duct obstruction in adults?
A. choledocholothiasis
B. chronic pancreatitis
C. choledochal cyst
D. pancreatic carcinoma - ....ANSWER...C
All of the following are forms of cholangitis except:
A. acute bacterial
B. AIDS
C. Oriental
D. parabolic - ....ANSWER...D
The yellow pigment found in bile that is produced by the
breakdown of old red blood cells by the liver is:
3
, A. alkalline phosphatase
B. bilirubin
C. cholesterol
D. chyme - ....ANSWER...B
For patients older than 60, or those who have had a
cholecystectomy, a maximum diameter of be _ ___ may
considered normal.
A. 1 cm
B. 12 mm
C. 14 mm
D. 1.5 cm - ....ANSWER...A
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