Gall Bladder Flashcards
1
Q
Acute Cholecystitis symptoms
A
- Indigestion
- Pain
- Tenderness in right upper quadrant
- Leukocytosis
- Fever
2
Q
Cholilithiasis Total obstruction symptoms
A
- Jaundice
- Dark amber urine
- Clay-coloured stools
- Pruritus
- Intolerance to fatty foods
- Bleeding tendencies
- Steatorrhea
- No urobilinogen in urine
3
Q
Treatment Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis
A
- pain control.
- antibiotic treatment.
- maintenance of fluid and electrolyte balance.
- Analgesics
- Anticholinergics
- Gastric decompression
Non Surgical:
• ERCP with sphincterotomy
• Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
Surgical
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• Open cholecystectomy
Nutirition
• small low cal meals
• low saturated fat
4
Q
primary risk factors are labeled the four “Fs”:
A
Female, Forty, Fertile, and Fat
