A 48-year-old female presents postcholecystectomy with RUQ pain, an elevated serum bilirubin (mainly conjugated), and bilirubin in her urine. It is true that:

With metastatic disease of the liver, sonographically the lesions have a ________ appearance.

A fold at the fundal end of the gallbladder is referred to as which of the following?

A 41 yo woman with long-standing cirrhosis undergoes an abdominal sonogram. AST, ALT, and GGT levels are elevated. The liver is small and difficult to penetrate. A sonolucent area is noted between the left lateral and medial lobes and shows flow with color doppler. Based on these findings, what is the most likely diagnosis?

The first ultrasound contrast agent to receive FDA approval was used in:

When the microbubble is destroyed:

Tissue-specific ultrasound contrast agents can be considered to be:

When in harmonic imaging mode,the ultrasound system is configured to receive only echoes:

While assessing a patient who is 12 hours postoperative after a thoracotomy for lung cancer, a critical care RN notices that the chest tube is dislodged. Which action by the RN is best?

Which statement by the ICU RN when explaining the purpose of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) to the patient’s caregiver is accurate?