RDMS Abdomen case studies
RDMS Abdomen · Put your knowledge to work in context.
RDMS Abdomen (AB) is the specialty examination that, together with the Sonography Principles and Instrumentation (SPI) exam, qualifies a sonographer for Registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer (RDMS) certification. ARDMS administers it, and it is built for sonographers who perform abdominal ultrasound - evaluating the soft tissues, blood vessels, and organs of the human abdomen - and who want a credential that hospitals, imaging centers, and specialty practices recognize. The RDMS Abdomen case studies are 5 cases and about 2,884 words.
1Surveillance after EVAR: is that jet a type I or type II endoleak?
A 72-year-old man attends for 6-month surveillance after endovascular repair of a 5.8 cm infrarenal aortic aneurysm. Blood pressure is 148/82 mmHg and eGFR is 42 mL/min/1.73 m².
643 words, about 3 min2Right upper quadrant pain with a negative Murphy sign
A 58-year-old woman presents with 2 days of right upper quadrant pain, fever of 38.4 °C, and vomiting. White cell count is 15.2 × 10⁹/L, bilirubin 1.8 mg/dL, and alkaline phosphatase is mildly raised.
613 words, about 3 min3A negative FAST in an unstable trauma patient with a pelvic binder
A 34-year-old man is brought in after a high-speed motorcycle collision. Blood pressure is 82/50 mmHg, heart rate 128/min, and he has a pelvic binder in place for a clinically unstable pelvis.
527 words, about 3 min4Rising creatinine after kidney transplantation: interpreting the resistive index
A 48-year-old man is 10 days out from a deceased-donor kidney transplant. Serum creatinine has risen from 1.4 to 2.9 mg/dL over 48 hours and urine output is falling.
553 words, about 3 min5Measuring the aorta in a patient with a large body habitus
A 58-year-old woman with a body mass index of 42 is referred for assessment of a pulsatile abdominal mass. The aorta lies at 14 cm depth.
548 words, about 3 min