Upper GI surgergy Flashcards
1
Q
acute cholecystitis
A
normal LFTs
fever
acute RUQ pain
no jaundice
2
Q
ascending cholangitis
A
RUQ pain
fever
jaundice
infection of biliary tree - e coli
3
Q
acute cholecystitis
Ix
A
USS
cholescintigraphy
4
Q
mx of acute cholecystitis?
A
IV abx
early laparoscopic cholecystectomy
5
Q
prognostic indicators in pancreatitis?
A
blood glucose
>3 is severe
6
Q
complication of pancreatitis?
A
ARDS
abscess
haemrrohage
7
Q
exocrine function test in chronic pancreatitis?
A
faecal elastase
8
Q
acute pancreatitis mx?
A
early fluid resus
> crystalloids
analgesia
Nutritiion
> not NBM
enteral nutrition
do not routinely give abx
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