gallbladder Flashcards
most common gb variant
phrygian cap
normal gb length x width
7-10cm
<4cm
normal gb wall
3 mm
gb blood supply
cystic artery
the cystic artery is a branch of the
right hepatic artery
what makes the gb contract
cck or cholecystokinin
murphys sign
pain while palpating
where are the valves of heister located
cystic duct
valve that open and closed at the ampulla of vater
sphincter of oddi
cbd general rule for normal measurement
should not measure more than 7mm
or 40 yrs old 4 mm
how do gall stones form
biliary stasis
5 f’s for risk of gallstones
fat
female
forty
fertile
family history
gallstone symptoms
ruq pain it can radiate to shoulder/back
fatty food intolerance
n & v
gb sludge causes
tpn
fasting
blockage
wes traid
walll
echo
shadow
most common complication of gb stones
acute cholecystitis
acute cholecystitis lab values
elevated wbc
elevated bilirubin and alk phos
acute chole on sono
increased color doppler
hypo walls
thickened walls >3mm
pericholecystic fluid
most common disease of gb
gallstones
hida scan
nuclear medicine exam for the gb
in who is acute a-calculous cholecystitis seen in
critically ill patients
trauma, sepsis, surgery, hiv
sono appearance of acute a-calculous cholecystitis
no gallstones
wall thickening
who is emphysematous chole most common in
diabetic patients
what is emphysematous cholecystitis
rare life threatening
air producing bacteria in the gb wall
emphysematous chole on sono
ring down or comet tail artifact
what is gangrenous chole
necrosis of tissue
gb may rupture
gangrenous chole on sono
echogenic membrane floating in gb lumen
gb wall thickening