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 liver.

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?

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

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:

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: