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Mosby's Comprehensive Review Chapter 7 LIVER

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The adult liver is considered enlarged once the anteroposterior diameter exceeds:
a. 10 cm
b. 12 cm
c. 15 cm
d. 20 cm
e. 22 cm
c. 15 cm
Sonographic findings commonly associated with portal hypertension include all of the following except:
a. hepatomegaly
b. splenomegaly
c. dilated main portal vein
d. hypoechoic liver parenchyma
e. formation of venous collaterals
d. hypoechoic liver parenchyma
Organs most commonly associated with the development of polycystic disease include all of the following except:
a. liver
b. kidney
c. spleen
d. pancreas
e. adrenal gland
e. adrenal gland
A cavernous hemangioma most commonly appears on ultrasound as a(n):
a. irregular complex mass
b. smooth hyperechoic mass
c. large complex mass
d. smooth hypoechoic mass
e. irregular hypoechoic mass
b. smooth hyperechoic mass
Which of the following ligaments separates the left lobe from the caudate lobe of the liver?
a. coronary
b. falciform
c. venosum
d. gastrohepatic
e. hepatoduodenal
c. venosum
The most common cause of cirrhosis is:
a. viral hepatitis
b. anorexia nervosa
c. alcohol abuse
d. biliary obstruction
e. congestive heart failure
c. alcohol abuse
All of the following symptoms are associated with hepatocellular carcinoma except:
a. weight loss
b. hepatomegaly
c. abdominal pain
d. unexplained fever
e. elevated serum albumin
e. elevated serum albumin
In the United States, a hepatic abscess is most likely to develop in which of the following conditions?
a. acute pancreatitis
b. biliary obstruction
c. ascending cholangitis
d. portal vein thrombosis
e. Budd-Chiari syndrome
c. ascending cholangitis
The left lobe of the liver is separated from the right lobe by which of the following structures:
a. right hepatic vein and right intersegmental fissure
b. middle hepatic vein and ligamentum of venosum
c. left hepatic vein and right intersegmental fissure
d. left hepatic vein and right intersegmental fissure
e. middle hepatic vein and main lobar fissure
e. middle hepatic vein and main lobar fissure
The right lobe of the liver is divided into anterior and posterior segments by the:
a. right hepatic artery
b. main portal vein
c. right portal vein
d. right hepatic vein
e. middle hepatic vein
d. right hepatic vein
A patient presents with a history of right upper quadrant pain, fever, and leukocytosis. Upon further questioning, the patient admits to recently traveling abroad. A complex mass is identified in the right lobe of the liver. This most likely represents a(n):
a. hepatoma
b. abscess
c. adenoma
d. cystadenoma
e. echinococcal cyst
b. abscess
Patients with a history of hepatitis B have a predisposing risk factor for developing:
a. an adenoma
b. an abscess
c. a hepatoma
d. focal nodular hyperplasia
e. a cavernous hemangioma
c. a hepatoma
"Daughter cysts" are associated with which of the following pathologies:
a. adenoma
b. hepatoma
c. fungal abscess
d. cystadenoma
e. echinococcal cyst
e. echinococcal cyst
Which of the following hepatic structures is interlobar in location?
a. hepatic artery
b. portal vein
c. hepatic vein
d. biliary duct
e. inferior vena cava
c. hepatic vein
The normal blood flow pattern in the main portal vein is described as:
a. phasic
b. hepatofugal
c. pulsatile
d. continuous
e. retrograde
a. phasic
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