Case 5 Flashcards
Features that distinguish biliary colic from cholecystitis are :
-pain resolution within 4-6 hours
- and absence of abdominal tenderness, fever, and leukocytosis.
Epigastric discomfort is accompanied by heartburn secondary to …… , …..
gastric acid hypersecretion and mucosal irritation.
pain is usually described as a burning sensation and does not radiate to the right shoulder
Epigastric discomfort
Symptoms include nausea, vomiting, and constant epigastric pain that radiates to the back. Pain usually does not resolve spontaneously within a few hours.
Fat necrosis
Fat necrosis symptoms include
nausea, vomiting, and constant epigastric pain that radiates to the back. Pain usually does not resolve spontaneously within few hour
The cystic duct is frequently obstructed with gallstones or sludge. Although the pain is similar to biliary colic pain in location, radiation, and associated symptoms, it usually lasts longer than 6 hours.
acute cholecystitis
Bowel ischemia pain is often……………. , lasts longer than that of biliary colic, does not resolve spontaneously, and is frequently accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and fecal blood.
periumbilical ,
Bariatric surgery is indicated for patients with a
BMI > 40 kg/m2 or those with a BMI> 35 kg/m2 and additional weight-related comorbidity.
Weight loss medication is indicated for patients with a
BMI > 30 kg/m2 or those with a BMI 25-29.9 kg/m2 and weight-related complications
This patient with
an inflamed perianal lesion associated with pain on defecation and chronic discharge has an
anorectal fistula
This patient with an inflamed perianal lesion associated with pain on defecation and chronic discharge has an
Anorectal fistula
Examination of an anorectal fistula often reveals an
external terminus and an indurated tract leading to the rectum
Anorectal fistula (fistula in ano)
Tract lined by granulation tissue connecting the anal canal or rectum with skin
Cause of Anorectal fistula
Perianal abscess
• Crohn disease
• Malignancy, radiation proctitis
• Infection (eg, lymphogranuloma venereum)
Arterial flow & central scar on imaging
Follicular nodule hyperplasia