Exam 6: Hepatobiliary System

Fatty infiltration of the liver is termed:

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

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

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?

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

The inflammation of the gallbladder is referred to as:

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

Which liver lesion is primarily composed of blood vessels?

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

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

How many types of viral hepatitis have been identified?

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

A fluid collection that develops from the pancreas is termed:

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