DMSU 210: Exam 1 Questions and answers. 100% Accurate, Verified.

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DMSU 210: Exam 1 Questions and answers. 100% Accurate, Verified. A 68-year-old woman has right upper quadrant pain. The ultrasound examination reveals a distended gallbladder with a wall thicknes... s of 1.8 mm. The gallbladder contains low-level echoes that layer and are gravity dependent and multiple small echogenic foci that shadow. The common bile duct measures 10 mm and also contains a small echogenic focus in its distal aspect. What is the most likely diagnosis? - ✔✔-Cholelithiasis & Sludge Elevation of which of the following laboratory values are most associated with biliary obstruction? - ✔✔- Alkalike phosphatase What is the upper limit of normal gallbladder wall thickness if the patient is fasting? - ✔✔-3 mm Optimal imaging of the gallbladder in the average patient generally requires a __________ frequency transducer. - ✔✔-Lower Multiple patient positions are important when scanning the gallbladder because: A. Gallstones are mobile B. Bowel can move out of the way C. The gallbladder moves when the patient moves D. All of the above - ✔✔-All of the above Which of the following is NOT characteristic of gallstones? A. Echogenic B. Mobile C. Posterior shadowing D. Posterior enhancement - ✔✔-Posterior enhancemen [Show More]

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