Cholecystitis Causes
- Gallbladder Inflammation
- Female
- Fair (Caucasian)
- Fat (Obese)
- Fertile (Pregnant)
- Forty (Advanced Age Over 40)
- Flatulence
Cholecystitis Assessment
- RUQ Pain
- Referred Shoulder Pain
- Clay Colored Stools
- Jaundice
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Dyspepsia (Indigestion)
- Fever
- Increased WBCs
- Fatty or Spicy Foods
- Ultrasound
Cholecystitis Interventions
- Supportive Therapy
- Antibiotics
- Low Fat Diet
- NG Tube
- Analgesics
- Lithotripsy
- Cholecystectomy
- T Tube
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (Primary Biliary Cirrhosis)
- Autoimmune Destruction of Bile Ducts
- Intrahepatic bile ducts
- Cholestasis
- Occurs in Middle-Aged Females
- Fatigue
- Pruritus
- Skin Hyperpigmentation
- Hepatomegaly
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Mechanisms
- Unknown Mechanism
- "Onion Skin" Fibrosis
- "Beading" of Bile Ducts
- Pruritus
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Jaundice
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Labs and Treatment
- Increased Conjugated Bilirubin
- Increased ALK-P
- Increased IgM
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Liver Transplant
- Stent
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (Primary Biliary Cirrhosis) Diagnosis and Treatment
- Positive Antimitochondrial Antibodies
- Increased Alkaline Phosphatase (ALK-P)
- Increased Cholesterol
- Ursodiol
- Liver Transplant
Ascending Cholangitis Diagnosis and Treatment
- ERCP
- CT Scan
- Ultrasound
- Biliary Duct Dilation and/or Stones
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Elevated Alkaline Phosphatase
- Elevated GGT
- Broad Spectrum Antibiotics
- Biliary Drainage
Gallstones (Part 2/2)
- Cholesterol Stones are the Most Common Type
- Radiolucent
- Black Pigment Stones
- Hemolysis
- Brown Pigment Stones
- Infection
- Radiopaque
Jaundice
- Due To Elevated Conjugated Or Unconjugated Bilirubin
- Hemolysis
- Crigler-Najjar Or Gilbert's Syndrome
- Physiologic Jaundice Of Newborn
- Biliary Obstruction From Stone Or Mass
- Cholangitis
- Dubin-Johnson And Rotor Syndrome
- Cirrhosis
- Hepatitis
Biliary Atresia
- Cholestasis
- Unknown Etiology
- Persistent Jaundice
- Acholic Stools
- Hepatomegaly
- Dark Urine
- Lab Values
- Ultrasound
- Kasai Procedure
- Liver Transplantation
- Cirrhosis
- Portal Hypertension