Cholecystitis Causes
- Gallbladder Inflammation
- Female
- Fair (Caucasian)
- Fat (Obese)
- Fertile (Pregnant)
- Forty (Advanced Age Over 40)
- Flatulence
Cholecystitis Assessment
- RUQ Pain
- Referred Shoulder Pain
- Clay Colored Stools
- Jaundice
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Dyspepsia (Indigestion)
- Fever
- Increased WBCs
- Fatty or Spicy Foods
- Ultrasound
Cholecystitis Interventions
- Supportive Therapy
- Antibiotics
- Low Fat Diet
- NG Tube
- Analgesics
- Lithotripsy
- Cholecystectomy
- T Tube
Primary Biliary Cholangitis (Primary Biliary Cirrhosis)
- Autoimmune Destruction of Bile Ducts
- Intrahepatic bile ducts
- Cholestasis
- Occurs in Middle-Aged Females
- Fatigue
- Pruritus
- Skin Hyperpigmentation
- Hepatomegaly
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Mechanisms
- Unknown Mechanism
- "Onion Skin" Fibrosis
- "Beading" of Bile Ducts
- Pruritus
- Hepatosplenomegaly
- Jaundice
Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Labs and Treatment
- Increased Conjugated Bilirubin
- Increased ALK-P
- Increased IgM
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Secondary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Liver Transplant
- Stent