Arteries have ________ Doppler waveforms.
Persistent fever, swelling and tenderness are indicative of:
Persistent fever, swelling and tenderness are indicative of:
The most common non-pathologic cause of acute pancreatitis…
The most common non-pathologic cause of acute pancreatitis in males in the United States is:
The portal veins carry blood from the ____________ to the li…
The portal veins carry blood from the ____________ to the liver.
You are having difficulty locating the gallbladder in a pati…
You are having difficulty locating the gallbladder in a patient with RUQ pain. What anatomic landmark will help you identify the gallbladder fossa?
What hormone causes the gallbladder to contract?
What hormone causes the gallbladder to contract?
A 48-year-old female presents postcholecystectomy with RUQ p…
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 le…
With metastatic disease of the liver, sonographically the lesions have a ________ appearance.
A fold at the fundal end of the gallbladder is referred to a…
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 abdo…
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?