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Gallbladder Flashcards

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main functions of bile

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Bile has two main functions:
• Aiding in digestion
• Eliminating certain waste products (mainly hemoglobin and excess cholesterol) from the body

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bile is __ end-product

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bile is cholesterol end-product

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how are cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid turned into bile salts

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cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid are conjugated with AA (glycine and taurine) to create primary bile salts

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bile acid malabsorption leads to _

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bile acid malabsorption leads to diarrhea

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what can be done if the regular 95% of bile acids are not reabsorbed e.g. due to ileum issues

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meds can be taken to help absorb bile salts

if a lot is lost, body can make more, but there will be consequences (e.g. gallstones)

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how is gallbladder connected to the liver

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via biliary tract

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what is biliary tract/tree

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a system of vessels that directs digestive juices from the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder through a bile duct into the small intestine.

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describe the structure of biliary tree /flow of bile form liver

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the liver makes bile and moves it via the common hepatic duct into the cystic duct, the 2 merged together to form a common bile duct which leads to the pancreatic duct
gallstones can block any of the ducts listed above

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Bile leaves liver via __

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Bile leaves liver via common hepatic duct

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what causes the release of bile from the gallbladder?

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Cholecystokinin (CCK) is released following food ingestion, and stimulates gallbladder to contract
CCK also tells Sphincter of Oddi to relax

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functions of the gallbladder `

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  • Removal of water, increasing concentration
  • Storage of bile
  • Control of delivery of bile salts into small intestine
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what is cholestasis

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impaired bile flow

either due to bile flow being blocked or because liver isn’t producing enough

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what is Cholelithiasis

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• Cholelithiasis is the medical

term for gallstone condition

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what is Cholecystectomy

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• Cholecystectomy surgical removal of the gall bladder (-ectomy is a suffix = removal)

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what is Cholecystitis

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• Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder (-itis is a suffix = inflammation)

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can pt eat fat and fat soluble vit after having gallbladder removed?

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even if the gallbladder is removed, the patient will still be able to absorb fat-soluble vit, it will just take time for their bile production to get adapted to the new configuration
low fat diet has to be followed post-op for a couple of weeks and then pt can go back to eating fat (most of them, some don’t adapt)

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Types of hepatobiliary disorders associated with PN (PNALD):

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  • Steatosis
  • Cholestasis
  • Gallbladder stones→cholecystitis
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What nutritional strategies might prevent PNALD?

A. Avoid overfeeding
B. GIR <8mg/kg/min
C. Use Intralipid ILE
D. Aim for <1g lipid/kg/d 
E. A &amp; D only
F. All of the above
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E. A & D only

B. explained: GIR <5, preferably less than 3; not 8

D. explained
source of oil in intralipid is soybean
->high in omega-6-> proinflammatory
-> contains phytosterols that are similar to cholesterol-> can be used for bile production but it will be slow and inefficient-> can get inflamed
more than 1g can be administered if a better oil source is used

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what strategies can be used to treat PNALD?
A. Encourage oral intake/EN to promote proper bile circulation
B. Cycle PN to give liver a break from being stimulated by insulin in response to PN
C. Decrease ILE <1g/kg/d
D. Decrease dextrose
E. All of the above

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E. All of the above

PN is cycled to give liver a break from being stimulated by insulin in response to PN

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what are the possible constituents of gallstones?

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  • cholesterol (most common),

* bile salts, bile pigments or both

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Cholethiasis symptoms

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  • Some stones are small-> asymptomatic

* Large stones-> Inflammation (cholecystitis), obstruction (stones get squeezed-> get stuck)

22
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what are the 3 types of stones

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• Cholesterol common (80%)
• Yellow stones: pure cholesterol (10%),
• Grey-white to black: pigment stones, mixed stones very rare
mostly precipitate

23
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Describe the most common type of gallstones

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Cholesterol common (80%)
o Cholesterol is insoluble in water. Normally it is overcome by phospholipids
and bile salts.
o Brown yellow in color
o Too much cholesterol-> cannot be corrected by phospholipids and salts-> CH precipitates
o The concentration of phospholipids and bile salts relative to cholesterol is thought to be the critical factor in determining the solubilization and saturation of cholesterol.
o Supersaturated bile can lead to precipitation of cholesterol crystals

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Describe Yellow stones

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Yellow stones: pure cholesterol (10%),

• Typical cholesterol stones, yellow, brown and green

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Describe Grey-white to black stones

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  • Grey-white to black: pigment stones, mixed stones
  • very rare
  • mostly precipitate, not stones
  • Bilirubin, cholesterol plus calcium carbonate, phosphates
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potential causes of gallstones

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  1. too much absorption of water from bile
  2. too much absorption of bile acids from bile
  3. too much cholesterol in bile
  4. inflammation of the epithelium
27
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factors resulting in developing bilirubin pigment stones

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will be found in someone who has problems with RBC very rare
o Hemolytic anemia
o Thalassemia genetic
o Cirrhosis
o TPN
o Cystic fibrosis
28
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Factors associated with cholesterol stones

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not causes, but increase the risk
o Heredity
o Western diet
o Cholesterol hypersecretion:
- Female sex (estrogen)
- Drugs (cholesterol lowering meds)
- Obesity (cholesterol synthesis)
- Rapid weight reduction (mobilisation of tissue cholesterol)
o Gallbladder stasis:
- Long-term TPN (biliary stasis) 
- Pancreatic insufficiency
o Decrease in bile acids
- Ileal disease (e.g., Crohn’s disease)
o Disease states:
 - Diabetes (T2 pt tend to be overweight-> high blood TGs)
29
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Types of diagnostic tests and their descriptions

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• Ultrasonography: usually 1st test

• Plain x-ray of abdomen
- Only 10% of stones are radio-opaque

•Cholecystogram
- Radio-opaque die given orally, dye excreted by liver and into gallbladder, x-ray

•Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

  • Allows for evaluation of the biliary ducts
  • can also sample tissue, mechanical lithotripsy
  • can clear ducts using sphincterotomy
  • often used for treatment, not diagnosis as it is very invasive

•Cholangiography x-ray with a dye

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ERCP basics

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  • Diagnose and treat problems of the biliary tract.
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is a procedure that combines upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy and x-rays to treat problems of the bile and pancreatic ducts
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What is Choledocholithiasis and its consequences

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Choledocholithiasis = Gallstone passes through the cystic duct and lodges in common bile duct or in the head of the pancreas

  • Bile no longer carried into the duodenum pain
  • Excretion of bile pigments in urine.
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Choledocholithiasis symptoms

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• Dark-colored urine (due to bilirubin accumulation-> builds up in the blood-> excreted by kidneys)
• Clay-colored stool
• Marked disturbance digestion and absorption of lipids
• Severe upper right quadrant pain
• Jaundice and liver damage: If uncorrected
• Pancreatitis: If stone blocks ampulla of
Vater

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What are the causes of cholecystitis

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Inflammation of the gallbladder

Typical cause: usually stones (obstruction of the cystic duct)

Other causes:
• Infection
• Ischemia
• critical illnesses 
• sepsis
• shock
• burns
• cancer
34
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Symptoms of cholelithiasis, cholecystitis and choledocholithiasis

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• Pain in epigastrum near mid-line, radiates around to scapula region, constant (upper R quadrant)right upper
quadrant
• Nausea, sweating

Additional symptoms: acute cholecystitis
◼ Fever
◼ Pain upon coughing
◼ Tender over gallbladder area
◼ Vomiting not as common (can still be present)
35
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choledocholithiasis medical treatment

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  • ERCP is the most common treatment
  • Medication (oral) -for smaller stone and functioning gallbladder: Chenodiol and ursodiol (bile acids) dissolve the stone (18-24 mo.)
  • Ultrasound (lithotripsy) mechanical fragmentation using shock wave and laser beams; it can then be
  • Laparoscopic-cholecystectomy: removal of gallbladder
  • Percutaneous cholecystostomy: Percutaneous cholecystostomy is a minimally invasive image-guided intervention performed under local anesthesia consisting in the placement of a catheter in the gallbladder lumen with the purpose of decompressing the gallbladder, reducing the patient’s symptoms and the systemic inflammatory response
  • ERCP with sphincterotomy, stents
36
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Patient is diagnosed with cholecystitis, most
common cause:
A. Cystic duct obstruction
B. Common bile duct obstruction serious and painful
C. Obstruct of pancreas

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A. Cystic duct obstruction

In case of Common bile duct obstruction we will see dark urine and clay coloured stool-> more serious and painful

37
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Diet that is recommended for pt with gallstones

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  • Low fat diet <30% total kcal as fat to relieve symptoms (pain,steatorrhea)
  • Follow low-fat diet before surgery or other tx (e.g., ERCP)
  • Following a very low-fat diet can cause more stones to form!
38
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Is low fat diet that is recommended to pts with gallstones nutritionally adequate?

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  • Usually adequate (follows AMDR)
  • Fat soluble vitamins need monitoring or use water-miscible form if long-term symptoms; but generally the diet is nutritionally complete
  • High fibre may help to prevent stones from forming (soluble fiber binds cholesterol in the intestine, preventing it’s absorption)
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What is the cause of acute attack?

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usually an obstruction (cystic or common bile duct)

40
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What is the treatment in acute attack?

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NPO and bowel rest (goal = inactive gallbladder)

41
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Is PN required in acute attack?

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assess the nutritional risk to decide
• Consider inadequate intake past 7 d (many of them are in pain and haven’t been eating for a while)
• Indigestion, decreased ability to digest fat, and increased abnormal pain = decreased food intake and altered nutritional status
• Significant weight loss
• do SGA/NRS screen
• PN will not be appropriate in pts who are going for surgery right away in acute attack, decision for surgery is usually made in 24-48h

42
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Is Laparoscopic cholecystectomy invasive

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not at all

43
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what is removed, what is left in Laparoscopic cholecystectomy?

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gallbladder removed

liver and bile duct is left

44
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Pre-surgery guide

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Evening before:
do not want them fasted, otherwise can lead to insulin resistance
• fed state prevents insulin resistance e
• Eat/drink normally up until midnight.
• Clear fluids up to 2 h prior to surgery
• sometimes are asked 100g of CHO night before surgery (carb loading)-> 100g in juice
• No carb loading in diabetic pts

Morning of surgery
• Do not eat any food
• Drink 1 CHO drink* (50 g CHO) QUICKLY (5 min) 2-3 h b/f surgery

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Maltodextrin reccs in surgery

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we want pts to be in fed state during the surgery to avoid insulin resistance and surgical stress response-> administer maltodextrin
WHAT: 50g maltodextrin
• Commonly seen:
50g sachet, diluted in 400ml, with osmolality of 260-285 mOsm/kg
• WHEN: 2 hours before induction
• HOW? No Sipping- has to be drank at once as siping will not induce fed state

46
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post-surgery diet

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  • pt can eat anything they want
    because liver and biliary tract are still there -> fat digestion is possible
    hospital diet is also low in fat and pts won’t eat all of it, thus they can eat regular diet
47
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ONS post-op

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Nutrition support reserved for:

- Severe cases such as pancreatitis or - Extended postoperative period and bowel rest are indicated.

48
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Post-discharge diets

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• Low fat diet initially, then return to healthy “normal” diet
• Patient likely did NOT follow healthy diet before. Will need tips for “normal” diet
• After surgery most patients will adapt to regular diet
- Bile from liver continues to enter duodenum via common bile duct
- May take several months to adjust to new bile flow
- Diarrhea is VERY common-> warn them about it
• Individual tolerance mediates amount of fat after cholecystectomy-> Reduce fat enough to relieve symptoms
• Restricted fat diet provides ~30% of energy
• Aim for modest animal protein intake; even plant protein has decent amount of fat (advice to decrease protein intake)
- 1oz or 25g lean meat=2g fat
even plant protein has
• Avoid high fat foods, fried foods

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Post-discharge suggestions

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  • Small, frequent meals usually tolerated best initially
  • Choose lean meat
  • Trim fat from meat/poultry
  • Grains/starches, little fat (<2g fat/serving). Limit baked goods.
  • Fruit/veg, no fat
  • Milk & milk products, choose low fat, aim for 1% to have some fat to help absorb fat-soluble vitamins
  • Little added fats initially (0-1 tsp/meal may be tolerated)→ progress to 2-3 tbsp/d
  • Fried fatty foods likely to cause discomfort
    at first (but there are some pt in whom it will be forever protein intake)
  • Need to be flexible i.e., some foods allowed, but limited frequency e.g., regular cheese on one day, nothing else high in fat that day
  • Low fat diet may be temporary
  • Keep food diary and monitor symptoms
50
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diarrhea treatment

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  • Soluble fibre
  • Psyllium
  • Adequate fluids
51
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sources of soluble fibre

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avocado
apple
barley
carrots
edamame
oranges
pears
potatoes 
psyllium 
oat bran, oatmeal
52
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• 11-year-old girl admitted with right quadrant epigastric pain
• Dx: cholecystitis
• Tx: scheduled for laparoscopic cholecystectomy (lap chole) tomorrow morning.
She is scheduled for surgery tomorrow, what might be the best dietary treatment today?
A. PPN
B. CPN would just
C. ONS
D. Low fat diet
E. NPO

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E. NPO

it is acute and she is not malnourished-> NPO; more food would just cause more stress

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