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USIDMS GB/Biliary Tree

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What is the name of the anatomical variant of the gallbladder when it folds onto itself at the neck?   Hartmann's pouch  
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The common hepatic duct joins with the _______ to form the common bile duct.   Cystic duct  
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What is the name of the anatomical variant of the gallbladder in which the gallbladder folds at the fundus?   Phrygian cap  
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How would carcinoma of the gallbladder appear sonographically?   Abnormally thick gallbladder wall with hyperechoic lesion  
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A gallbladder filled with non-shadowing low level internal echoes that move when the patient changes positions is most likely what?   Sludge  
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What are polyps?   Non-moving, well defined echogenic focal masses seen attached to the wall of the gallbladder  
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What is a choledochal cyst?   A focal dilation of the biliary tree caused by the reflux of pancreatic juices  
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Benign proliferation and thickening of the galandular layer of the gallbladder is most indicative for what?   Adenomyomatosis  
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Why are patients asked to be NPO for approximately 8 hours prior to a gallbladder ultrasound?   Being NPO causes bile to collect within the gallbladder lumen for better visualization  
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What is the normal thickness of the gallbladder wall?   1-3mm  
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What contains the spiral valves of Heister?   Cystic duct  
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Focal tenderness over the gallbladder is?   Positive Murphy's sign  
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What is the most common obstructive biliary disease in infants and children caused by incomplete formation of the bile ducts?   Biliary Atresia  
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Air or gas within the biliary tree produces dirty shadowing called?   Pneumobilia  
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Which two biliary ducts combine to form the common bile duct?   Common hepatic duct and cystic duct  
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What is found anterior to the portal vein?   Common Bile Duct  
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What is a porcelain gallbladder?   Gallbladder wall calcification, increased risk of gallbladder carcinoma  
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Name the two types of Hyperplastic Cholecystosis.   Adenomyomatosis and Cholesterolosis  
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What sonographic plane do you measure the gallbladder wall in?   Transverse  
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What is the medical term for gall stones?   Cholelithiasis  
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