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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 (2023) | Medicine (MD/DO) School Study Aid
Gallstones (Part 1/2)
- Characteristics
- Cholelithiasis
- Pathophysiology
- Increased Bilirubin
- Increased Cholesterol
- Stasis
- Decreased Bile Salts
- Risk Factors
- Cholesterol Stones are the Most Common Type
- Fat, Female, Fertile, Forty, Fair Complexion
- Crohn's Disease
- Rapid Weight Loss
- Estrogen Therapy
- Native American
- Diagnosis
- Ultrasound
- Treatment
- Cholecystectomy
3 mins
Gallstones (Part 2/2)
- Cholesterol Stones
- Cholesterol Stones are the Most Common Type
- Radiolucent
- Pigmented Stones
- Black Pigment Stones
- Hemolysis
- Brown Pigment Stones
- Infection
- Radiopaque
2 mins
Cholecystitis Assessment
- RUQ Pain
- Referred Shoulder Pain
- Clay Colored Stools
- Jaundice
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Dyspepsia (Indigestion)
- Fever
- Considerations
- Increased WBCs
- Fatty or Spicy Foods
- Ultrasound
2 mins
Cholecystitis Causes
- Gallbladder Inflammation
- 6 Fs
- Female
- Fair (Caucasian)
- Fat (Obese)
- Fertile (Pregnant)
- Forty (Advanced Age Over 40)
- Flatulence
2 mins
Porcelain Gallbladder
- Characteristics
- Associated with Chronic Cholecystitis or Cholelithiasis
- Increased Risk of Gallbladder Adenocarcinoma
- Presentation
- RUQ Pain
- Usually Asymptomatic
- Often Found Incidentally
- Workup/Management
- Confirm with CT or Ultrasound
- Prophylactic Cholecystectomy
3 mins
Acute Cholangitis Characteristics and Clinical Features
- Characteristics
- Biliary Tract Infection
- Biliary Tract Obstruction
- Clinical Features
- Charcot's Triad
- Fever
- Jaundice
- Abdominal Pain
- Reynold's Pentad
- + Hypotension
- + Altered Mental Status
2 mins
Ascending Cholangitis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Imaging
- ERCP
- CT Scan
- Ultrasound
- Biliary Duct Dilation and/or Stones
- Labs
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Elevated Alkaline Phosphatase
- Elevated GGT
- Treatment
- Broad Spectrum Antibiotics
- Biliary Drainage
4 mins
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