In a patient with acute cholecystitis, referred pain to the shoulder is known as
AMurphy's sign
BGray Turner sign
CBoas' sign
DCullen's sign
A middle-aged woman presents to her physician with fatigue, pruritus, and steatorrhea. Further studies demonstrate primary biliary cholangitis and the presence of antimitochondrial antibodies. If left untreated, this patient is also at increased risk of developing which of the following?
AIncreased serum cholesterol levels due to cholestasis
BSevere respiratory failure
CDecreased serum uric acid levels
DIncreased serum pyruvic acid levels
What is the most common primary component of gallstones?
ACholesterol
BCalcium
CPhosphate
DBilirubin
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