Deck 6: Hepatobiliary System

Question 1

Fatty infiltration of the liver is termed:

A)hyperlipidemia.
B)cirrhosis.
C)metabolic syndrome.
D)steatosis.

Answer 1

steatosis.

Question 2

A radiograph of the abdomen on a patient with known cirrhosis may be compromised due to what additional pathologic condition?

A)Shrunken liver tissue
B)Gallstones
C)Ascites
D)Pancreatitis

Answer 2

Ascites

Question 3

The right and left hepatic ducts unite to form the common bile duct.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Hepatitis B (HBV)is transmitted parenterally in infected serum or blood products.

Question 5

The impaction of a gallstone in the small bowel is referred to as:

A)cholelithiasis.
B)gallstone ileus.
C)obstructive jaundice.
D)medical jaundice.

Question 6

How many types of viral hepatitis have been identified?

A)2
B)4
C)6
D)8

Question 7

Which form of hepatitis is transmitted from the GI tract in fecal material?

A)HAV
B)HBV
C)HCV
D)HDV

Question 8

Which imaging procedure can differentiate between vessels and biliary ducts based on flow characteristics?

A)CT of the abdomen with contrast
B)Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
C)Nuclear medicine cholescintigraphy
D)Doppler sonography

Question 9

The liver has a double supply of blood,coming from the hepatic artery and the portal vein.

Question 10

What is the incidence of gallstones in the United States for persons over 65 years of age?

A)5%
B)10%
C)15%
D)20%

Question 11

The majority of adenocarcinomas of the pancreas occur in the _____ of the pancreas.

A)head
B)body
C)tail

Question 12

Which of the following diagnostic imaging studies provides physiologic function of the liver?

A)CT without contrast
B)Sonogram
C)Radiograph
D)Nuclear medicine with contrast

Question 13

A fluid collection that develops from the pancreas is termed:

A)ascites.
B)pancreatitis.
C)polycystic disease.
D)a pseudocyst.

Question 14

Which diagnostic examination does the ACR recommend for a patient who presents with right upper quadrant pain that may be attributed to the biliary system?

A)CT without contrast
B)Sonogram
C)Radiograph
D)Nuclear medicine with contrast

Question 15

Which imaging procedure is preferred in the evaluation of proximal obstructions involving the hepatic duct bifurcation?

A)ERCP
B)Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram
C)T-tube cholangiogram
D)Operative cholangiogram

Question 16

The inflammation of the gallbladder is referred to as:

A)colitis.
B)cholecystitis.
C)cholelithiasis.
D)cholecystectomy.

Question 17

Chronic liver disease has the highest incidence in which age group?

A)25-34 years
B)35-44 years
C)45-65 years
D)Greater than 65 years

Question 18

Although most commonly found in the gallbladder,gallstones can be located anywhere in the biliary tree.

Question 19

Which type of jaundice occurs because of hemolytic disease in which too many red blood cells are destroyed or because of liver damage from cirrhosis or hepatitis?

A)Medical jaundice
B)Obstructive jaundice

Question 20

Which liver lesion is primarily composed of blood vessels?

A)Hepatocellular adenoma
B)Hemangioma
C)Hepatocellular carcinoma
D)Hepatoma

Question 21

The liver is a common site for metastasis from other primary sites such as the colon,pancreas,stomach,lung,and breast.

Question 22

Approximately 80% of all gallstones are composed of a mixture of cholesterol,bilirubin,and calcium salts.

Question 23

Hepatitis B accounts for 80% of the cases of hepatitis that develop after blood transfusions.

Question 24

Chronic pancreatitis resolves without impairing the histologic makeup of the pancreas.