Final Review Flashcards
Which of these terms specifically describes a cancerous tumor?
Abscess
Malignant
Neoplasm
Benign
Malignant
T/F: Imaging studies alone always allow for differentiation between benign and malignant neoplasms.
False
Which of these conditions appears as inflammation in the bowel?
Colitis
Abscess
Cancer
Ascites
Colitis
Which of the following is the most common primary cancer?
Prostate
Lung
Colorectal
Breast
Prostate
What term describes a cancer in one organ/tissue but originated from a different organ/tissue?
Metastatic neoplasm
Primary cancer
Benign neoplasm
Malignant neoplasm
Metastatic neoplasm
T/F: The terms inflammation and infection are synonymous.
False
Define Ascites
The condition of pathological fluid collection within the abdominal cavity
Define Abscess
A localized collection of infection in any part of the body
Define Hematoma
A collection of blood, usually clotted, outside of a blood vessel
Define Colitis
inflammation of the colon
Which of these pathologic processes is most likely to be associated with hepatitis or malignancy?
Ascites
Cysts
Abscess
Hematoma
Ascites
Which of these conditions might appear as a walled cavity filled with infected fluid, blood, and sometimes air?
Hematoma
Ascites
Inflammation
Abscess
Abscess
Which of these conditions appears as excessive fluid inside the abdomen but outside of the GI tract?
Ascites
Abscess
Colitis
Inflammation
Ascite
Which of these conditions may be further categorized as infectious, ulcerative, or ischemic?
Cysts
Abscess
Colitis
Cancer
Colitis
Which of the following is a common cause of cancer? (choose all correct)
Radiation
Immune conditions
Inherited mutations
Chemicals
All of the above
Define Organ Laceration
A tear in the body of an organ that results in bleeding
Define Organ Infarct
Tissue deprived of blood supply
Define Cyst
An abnormal, a sac-like structure usually containing a gaseous, liquid or semisolid substance
Define Aneurysm
An abnormal widening or ballooning of a portion of an artery
Which of these conditions describes a blood vessel partitioned by an intimal flap into a true and false lumen?
Cyst
Dissecting Aneurysm
Aneurysm
Abscess
Dissecting Aneurysm
An organ infarct may be linked to which of the following? (choose all correct)
Laceration
Stenosis
Emboli
Dissection
All of the above
Which of the following is a kind of organ infarct? (Choose all correct)
MI
Ascites
TIA/CVA
Malignancy
MI
TIA/CVA
Which of these conditions appears in imaging as tissue ischemia and/or areas of poor contrast perfusion?
Malignancy
Abscess
Aneurysm
Infarct
Infarct
Which of these skull fractures is least likely to require intervention?
Linear skull fracture
Ping-pong fracture
Basilar skull fracture
Depressed skull fracture
Linear skull fracture