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MULTIPLE CHOICE
3. Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (HPS) is classified as a(n) _____ condition of the GI system.
a. congenital
b. degenerative
c. inflammatory
d. neurologic
ANS: A REF: p. 152
4. When imaging an infant with suspected malrotation, a(n) _____ examination should be
performed and is considered the gold standard.
a. transabdominal ultrasound
b. small bowel follow-through
c. upper GI
d. contrast-enhanced CT
ANS: C REF: p. 155
6. In the condition of carbohydrate intolerance, the small bowel lacks enough of the enzyme:
a. lactase.
b. lipase.
c. amylase.
d. lactose.
ANS: A REF: p. 157
7. Currently, _____ is the most accurate imaging examination for evaluating patients who do not
have a clear clinical diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
a. abdominal radiography
b. computed tomography (CT)
c. magnetic resonance enterography (MRE)
d. colonoscopy
ANS: B REF: p. 166
10. Colorectal cancers are the _____ most common gastrointestinal cancer in the United States.
a. first
b. second
c. third
d. none of the above
ANS: A REF: p. 187
11. Which of the following is currently the standard imaging procedure for staging superficial
rectal carcinomas?
a. Virtual colonoscopy acquired by computed tomography (CT)
b. Magnetic resonance colonography (MRC)
c. Digital rectal examination
d. Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)
ANS: D REF: p. 189
12. Which of the following statements is true regarding the use of ultrasound over other imaging
modalities in evaluation of the gastrointestinal tract?
a. Ultrasound provides the opportunity to biopsy during the sonographic procedure.
b. The examination sensitivity is not highly dependent on the skill of the
sonographer.
c. Abdominal sonographic investigation is very effective in the obese population.
d. All of the above statements are true.
ANS: A REF: p. 145
13. Which of the following nuclear medicine procedures is performed to detect the presence of
Helicobacter pylori in patients with a suspected gastric ulcer?
a. GI bleed scans
b. Gastric emptying scans
c. Urea breath test
d. SPECT gastric imaging
ANS: C REF: p. 145
14. Which types of esophageal diverticula are located at the pharyngoesophageal junction at the
upper-lateral aspect of the esophagus?
1. Epiphrenic
2. Killian-Jameson
3. Zenker
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: C REF: p. 179
16. Which of the statements are true in reference to a mechanical bowel obstruction?
1. It occurs from a blockage of the bowel lumen.
2. It may be caused by a herniation of the bowel.
3. It may be caused by a lumen-obliterating gastrointestinal tumor.
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: D REF: p. 174
17. Radiographically, Crohn disease can be differentiated from ulcerative colitis because:
a. the transmural inflammation penetrates all layer of the bowel wall in Crohn
disease.
b. Crohn disease is limited to the mucosal and submucosal layers of the bowel wall.
c. the retrograde involvement in Crohn disease rarely reaches past the terminal ileum.
d. both b and c are correct.
ANS: A REF: p. 163
18. Which of the following magnetic resonance imaging techniques are used to visualize
abdominal organs to differentiate pathologic processes from normal tissue?
1. T1-weighted images
2. T2-weighted images
3. Dark lumen imaging using water as a negative contrast agent
a. 1 and 2 only
b. 1 and 3 only
c. 2 and 3 only
d. 1, 2, and 3
ANS: A REF: p. 144
TRUE/FALSE
1. Sonography has become a standard and highly accurate method for diagnosing hypertrophic
pyloric stenosis (HPS) without the need for radiation exposure.
2. Hirschsprung disease is an absence of neurons in the bowel wall, typically in the descending
colon.
3. A Meckel diverticulum is a remnant of a duct connecting the small bowel to the umbilicus in
the fetus.
5. A peptic ulcer is an erosion of the mucous membrane of the lower end of the esophagus,
stomach, or duodenum.
6. Esophageal varices are best demonstrated in an upright position because the lack of gravity in
a recumbent position causes poor visualization.
7. A gallstone ileus is an obstruction that occurs when a gallstone reaches the ileocecal valve.
9. Small bowel barium studies are the most common means of identifying small-bowel
neoplasms.
10. A strangulated hernia occurs when a loop of bowel passes through a constricted area that is
tight enough to cut off blood supply to the bowel.
11. Treatment for regional enteritis includes bowel resection in approximately 70% of cases,
particularly if perforation or hemorrhage is present.
12. A category 2 risk of colon cancer is defined as a high risk; it includes hereditary syndromes
such as hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) and familial polyposis, or
patients with a personal history of ulcerative colitis or Crohn disease.