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The clinical signs of leg edema, low back pain, and GI complaints may represent:
1. retroperitoneal tumor
2. IVC thrombosis
3. angiosarcoma
IVC thrombosis
Which statement is false in a patient with renal vein thrombosis?
1. Always asymptomatic
2. a blood clot in or both of the veins that carries blood from the kidneys back to the heart.
3. if symptoms are present, they are: mild pain, lower back and side.
always asymptomatic
1. occur due to the thickening of the tunica intima of the artery wall
2. occur due to the thickening of the tunica media of the artery wall
3. occur due to the thickening of the tunica external of the artery wall
occur due to the thickening of the tunica media of the artery wall
what is the most common abnormal condition of the spleen?
1. infection
2. splenomegaly
3. cancer
splenomegaly
what is the indication for pancreatic scanning?
1. ruq pain
2. epigastric pain
3. pelvic pain
epigastric pain
Budd-Chiari syndrome demonstrates thrombosis of the:
1. hepatic arteries
2. hepatic veins
3. portal veins
hepatic veins
Inherited, degenerative disorder of the connective tissue is called?
1. marfans's syndrome
2. potters syndrome
3. down syndrome
Marfans syndrome
what is the cause of gangrenous cholecystitis?
1. family history
2. absence of blood perfusion to the gallbladder
3. absence of blood perfusion to the pancreas
absence of blood perfusion to the gallbladder
Clinical sign of pancreatic adenocarcinoma include which of the following?
1. painless jaundice
2. hypoechoic mass
3. focal enlargement of the gland
painless jaundice
what is the most common location of the pancreatic pseudocyst?
1. lesser sac
2. pancreatic tail
3. omentum
lesser sac
what is the most common tumor to fill the IVC?
1. islet cell carcinoma
2. angioisarcoma
3. renal cell carcinoma
renal cell carcinoma
1. intussusception
2. appendicitis
3. hydronephrosis
appendicitis
escape of active pancreatic enzymes into the glandular parenchyma is associated with:
1. hemorrhagic pancreatitis
2. cholecystitis
3. hemorrhagic cholecystitis
hemorrhagic pancreatitis
porclain GB associated with which of the following:
1. an increase incidence of GB adenomyomatosis
2. an increase incidence of GB carcinoma
3. an increase incidence of GB cholecystectomy
an increase incidence of GB carcinoma
fatty infiltration is ____ and ___ disorder of fat metabolism
1. benign; irreversible
2. malignant; reversible
3. benign; reversible
bening; reversible
What is the most common location of AAA?
1. lateral to the renal arteries
2. infrarenal
3. suprarenal
infrarenal
what is the most common type of true abdominal aortic aneurysm?
1. saccular
2. dissection
3. fusiform
fusiform
the dissension of the renal pelvis and calyces with urine is known as:
1. hydronephrosis
2. hyropelvis
3. hypertrophy
hydronephrosis
what is the condition when patients present with projectile vomiting between the ages of 3-6weeks?
1. hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
2. wilm's tumor
3. hypotrophic pyloric stenosis
hypertrophic pyloric stenosis
a diffuse process characterized by fibrosis and conversion of normal liver tissue into abnormal liver contour:
1. cirrhosis
2. hemochromatosis
3. hepatoma
cirrhosis
The most common cause of abdominal aneurysm is?
1.trauma
2. syphillis
3. arteriosclerosis
arteriosclerosis
all of the following are correct about renal artery stenosis except:
1. is an increase in the diameter of the renal arteries
2. may lead to renal failure
3. resulting restriction of blood flow to the kidneys
is an increase in the diameter of the renal arteries
all of the following are benign splenic neoplasms except:
1. lymphoma
2. hamartoma
3. hemangioma
lymphoma
all of the following statements are true about portal hypertension except:
1. hepatopetal flow is impeded
2. common with cirrhosis
3. decreased pressure in the portal-splenic venous system
decreased pressure in the portal-splenic system
what is renal agenesis?
1. extra kidney
2. non-functioning kidney
3. failure of the kidney to form
failure of the kidney to form