Anatomy
The primary purpose of the biliary system is to transport what from the liver to the intestines?
Bile
An A-P measurement of this would suggest dilation
>4-5cm
The most common symptom of GB disease is
RUQ pain
This is a sign of the GB failing to contract after a fatty meal
courvoisier's
This duct should be 6mm or less
CHD
Oddi
The typical shape of the gallbladder is considered
ovoid
sludge
The "S" in WES refers to what
gallstone's posterior shadowing
in the case of a double barrel shotgun sign, the portal vein and this structure seem parallel and similar in size
CBD
Bile is made up of bile salts, cholesterol, byproducts and this
bilirubin
GB echogenicity should demonstrate a wall that is thick and also....
echogenic
To properly diagnose a gallstone, a sonographer must prove a posterior shadow and what else
mobility
if a patient has a positive murph's sign, the area over their right costal margin may be
tender
This duct should measure 8mm or less
CBD
Bile salts emulsify this so they can be absorbed
dietary lipids
The GB wall should measure less than this
3 mm
Calcification of the GB wall with possible chronic inflammation is called a
Porcelain Gallbladder
The medical name for gallstones is this
Cholelithiasis
The GB will become dilated if the neck and this duct are obstructed
cystic duct
The gallbladder's blood supply comes from this artery and vein
cystic
anechoic
This happens in about a third of patients with gallstones
cholecystitis
A contracted GB appears as this
a double ring sign
Gallstones can cause obstruction of this duct
bile duct