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Which of the following best describes a fluid collection located between the diaphragm and spleen?

Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with Focal Nodular Hyperplasia?

While scanning the RUQ, your patient complains of pain when you push on the area over the gallbladder. What does this indicate?

Why is it important to correlate lab results with sonographic findings?

The yellow pigment in bile formed by the breakdown of red blood cells is called:

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?