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List 4 specific questions you should ask a patient when taking a history?  (Do NOT include patient demographics, for example age, address!)

Which landmark is labeled “C”?  

A 48 year old patient presented for an abdominal ultrasound.  The lab values indicate increased serum BUN levels.  The scan revealed multiple bilateral renal cysts as well as liver cysts.  What does this most likely represent?

A 54 year old man presents for a RUQ study due to severe sudden onset of epigastric pain, nausea and vomiting.  He has a history of cholelithiasis.  Lab tests indicate normal amylase and increased lipase.  On ultrasound, his pancreas appears enlarged but of normal echogenicity.  What is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?

What does the term cholangitis refers to?

Match the following sonographic terms with their definition.

Which of the following statements best describes adenomyomatosis of the gallbladder?

A 58 yr. old male is being scheduled to have a surgical resection done of his liver.  What type of anatomic division will most likely to be used?

1.      What is the name for a pouch-like defect of the bladder wall due to mucosal herniation through the wall?

This 28 year old female presents for a renal ultrasound 1 month after being diagnosed with a UTI.  She now complains of dysuria, back pain and fever.  You obtain this image.  What is the most likely diagnosis?