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ARDMS ABDOMEN BOARD EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Which crus of the diaphragm is visualized anterior to the aorta
above the level of the celiac artery? - answer-the left crus
The right crus is seen where? - answer-posterior to the caudate
lobe and ivc
Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneum
secondary to a pathological process - answer-ascites
Anechoic freely mobile usually benign ascites - answer-
transudative
Internal echoes, loculated, associated with infection and
malignancy ascites - answer-exudative
In cases of massive ascites this will also be present - answer-
respiratory distress
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Fluid accumulations in order in the supine patient (5 areas) -
answer-inferior tip (right lobe liver), superior portion (right flank),
pelvic cul-de-sac, right paracolic gutter (lateral and anterior to
liver), morrison's pouch
Encased collection of pus - answer-abscess
This type of abscess is associated with cholangitis, sepsis, and
penetrating trauma to the liver - answer-intrahepatic
This type of abscess is associated with cholecystectomy -
answer-subhepatic
This type of abscess is associated with bacterial spill into
peritoneum, bowel rupture, peptic ulcer perforation, trauma -
answer-subphrenic
How to tell the difference between ascites and abscess - answer-
move the patient erect, ascites will move to the dependent portion
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What are the three areas of the retroperitoneum - answer-anterior
perirenal space, perirenal space, posterior perirenal space
What organs lie in the anterior perirenal space - answer-
retroperitoneal portion of the intestines and the pancreas
What organs lie in the perirenal space - answer-kidneys, ureters,
adrenal glands, aorta, ivc, retroperitoneal nodes
What organs lie in the posterior perirenal space - answer-
posterior abdominal wall, iliopsoas muscle, quadratus muscle
Originates from fat, has complex echogenic pattern with thick
walls - answer-liposarcoma
Originates from connective tissue, has complex sonolucent
pattern, invading surrounding tissues - answer-fibrosarcoma
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Originates from muscle, occurs as a solid, complex, or
homogeneous echogenic mass, invading surrounding tissue -
answer-rhabdomyosarcoma
Originates from smooth muscle, occurs as a complex echodense
mass that may have areas of necrosis and cystic degeneration -
answer-leiomyosarcoma
Originates from all three germ cell layers, most occur in the area
of the upper pole of the left kidney, 90% are benign, complex with
echogenic and cystic areas, 50% occur in children - answer-
teratoma
Originate from nerve tissue and occur mostly in the paravertebral
region, heterogeneous and echogenic - answer-neurogenic tumor
Formation of thick sheets of connective tissue extending from the
perirenal space to the dome of the bladder - answer-
retroperitoneal fibrosis
ARDMS ABDOMEN BOARD EXAM LATEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Which crus of the diaphragm is visualized anterior to the aorta
above the level of the celiac artery? - answer-the left crus
The right crus is seen where? - answer-posterior to the caudate
lobe and ivc
Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneum
secondary to a pathological process - answer-ascites
Anechoic freely mobile usually benign ascites - answer-
transudative
Internal echoes, loculated, associated with infection and
malignancy ascites - answer-exudative
In cases of massive ascites this will also be present - answer-
respiratory distress
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Fluid accumulations in order in the supine patient (5 areas) -
answer-inferior tip (right lobe liver), superior portion (right flank),
pelvic cul-de-sac, right paracolic gutter (lateral and anterior to
liver), morrison's pouch
Encased collection of pus - answer-abscess
This type of abscess is associated with cholangitis, sepsis, and
penetrating trauma to the liver - answer-intrahepatic
This type of abscess is associated with cholecystectomy -
answer-subhepatic
This type of abscess is associated with bacterial spill into
peritoneum, bowel rupture, peptic ulcer perforation, trauma -
answer-subphrenic
How to tell the difference between ascites and abscess - answer-
move the patient erect, ascites will move to the dependent portion
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What are the three areas of the retroperitoneum - answer-anterior
perirenal space, perirenal space, posterior perirenal space
What organs lie in the anterior perirenal space - answer-
retroperitoneal portion of the intestines and the pancreas
What organs lie in the perirenal space - answer-kidneys, ureters,
adrenal glands, aorta, ivc, retroperitoneal nodes
What organs lie in the posterior perirenal space - answer-
posterior abdominal wall, iliopsoas muscle, quadratus muscle
Originates from fat, has complex echogenic pattern with thick
walls - answer-liposarcoma
Originates from connective tissue, has complex sonolucent
pattern, invading surrounding tissues - answer-fibrosarcoma
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Originates from muscle, occurs as a solid, complex, or
homogeneous echogenic mass, invading surrounding tissue -
answer-rhabdomyosarcoma
Originates from smooth muscle, occurs as a complex echodense
mass that may have areas of necrosis and cystic degeneration -
answer-leiomyosarcoma
Originates from all three germ cell layers, most occur in the area
of the upper pole of the left kidney, 90% are benign, complex with
echogenic and cystic areas, 50% occur in children - answer-
teratoma
Originate from nerve tissue and occur mostly in the paravertebral
region, heterogeneous and echogenic - answer-neurogenic tumor
Formation of thick sheets of connective tissue extending from the
perirenal space to the dome of the bladder - answer-
retroperitoneal fibrosis
