Gastroenterology & Hepatology — Flashcards

Acute cholecystitis characteristically presents with _____ & fever

Median age of acute cholangitis is _____-60 years old

Ascites presents with _____ over days or months

_____ is also recommended in ascites if sodium is < 125 mmol/L

Spot diagnosis = _____

On examination, _____ has a +ve Murphy's sign which is when the examiner instructs the patient to breathe out, then palpates gallbladder (RUQ), instructs the patient to breathe in, which causes inspiratory arrest because of gallbladder pain as the diaphragm pushes gallbladder down into palpated hand

_____ acute cholecystitis typically occurs in critically ill patients

Hint: type

Gallstones are typically made of _____

_____ refers to the complications that occur with gallstones in other parts of the biliary tree

Gallstones in different locations can manifst in disease: Biliary colic: _____ Acute cholecystitis: RUQ pain + fever Acute cholangitis: Charcot's triad ± Reynold's pentad Gallstone Pancreatitis: epigastric pain radiating to back