Cholangitis Flashcards
1
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what is cholangitis
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Cholangitis is an inflammation of the bile ducts.
2
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forms
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May be identified as Oriental sclerosing cholangitis.
Other forms include AIDS cholangitis and acute obstructive suppurative cholangitis.
3
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symptoms
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Patients have malaise and fever, followed by sweating and shivering, right upper quadrant pain, and jaundice.
4
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in severe cases
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In severe cases, patient is lethargic, prostrate, and in shock.
5
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lab values
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Laboratory values show leukocytosis and an elevation of serum alkaline phosphatase and bilirubin.
