15. Right Upper Quadrant Pain Flashcards
RUQ Pain - History Taking?
= 6
- 4 Bloods?
- 3 Imaging?
What is the management of Mrs Cole’s cholecystitis?
- 4 Non-operative?
- Operative?
Mrs Cole (the patient from the core case) was admitted onto a surgical ward. While awaiting her laparoscopic cholecystectomy, Mrs Cole’s RUQ adbominal pain becomes worse. She also becomes jaundiced, her temperature rises to 40C, and she starts to shake uncontrollably with rigors.
What are the complications of cholecystitis, and what has happened to Mrs Cole? How must she be managed?
Explain the difference between biliary colic, cholecystitis, and ascending cholangitis.
What is bile? How are bile salts conserved by the body?
What are the potential consequences of gallstones?
What is Calot’s triangle?
Where would a gallstone need to be in order to cause obstructive jaundice?
What is Courvoisier’s law?