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Biliary Disease

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____ ml/day of bile is secreted   500-600ml, most bile is absorbed in the terminal ileum  
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total bilirubin and alk phos   produced by bile duct epithelium.  
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ALT and AST are produced by   liver parenchyma  
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Xrays   not used often, but if pt already has one, you can look for gallstones (not all are radiopaque), fistulas, porcelain GB, GS ileus, emphysematous cholecystitis  
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Gallstone test of choice   US  
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Bile duct stone test   CT or MRI  
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Where does the scope end in the ERCP?   Duodenum. Procedure needs to be done under X-ray with dye  
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Inject dye in patient's veins, which is taken by the liver, gallbladder and see if it is excreted into the small bladder   HIDA scan  
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Most sensitive and specific test for stones in the bile duct   Endoscope US  
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when are false positives seen in HIDA scans?   ill pts and fasting.  
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Catheter from outside put into the bile duct to drain infection   PTC  
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Gallstone epidemiology   10% of general pop has, F:M 2:1  
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Brown pigment stones are usually found   in the ducts  
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Black pigment stones   calcium bilirubinate in pts with cirrhosis and chronic hemolysis  
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generally x-rays show what percentage of stones?   50%  
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Which stones are least radio opaque?   cholesterol  
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US sensitivity with stones   >95% for stones >2mm  
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HIDA scan in acute cholecystitis   gallbladder absent. All you see is liver  
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Hydrops   gallbladder gets bigger and bigger and leads to complications. Complicatoin of uncorreceted acute cholecystitis  
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___ is commonly seen in DM and old pts; pockets of air are seen on imaging   Emphysematous cholecystitis.  
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Most effective procedure for detecting and removing the stones in choledocholithiasis   ERCP  
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___ is highly accurate for CBD stones   EUS. invasive and expensiev. No risk of pancreatitis compared to ERCP  
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High Risk with ERCP   Pancreatitis.  
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___ requires emergent ERCP/PTC with abx   Cholangitis  
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Pneumobilia is seen on imaging with   Cholecytoenteric fistula  
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What action should be taken if you seen Porcelain GB   Prophylactic cholecystectomy b/c of the high risk of cancer development  
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Stone in the cystic duct compressing of fistulizing into the common bile duct causes   Mirizzi's syndrome  
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Young middle aged females who present with episodic RUQ/epigastric pain. Nl PE, lab and imaging   Acalculous biliary pain  
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Strawberry GB   Cholesterolosis. Deposition of cholesterol esters and Triglycerides in the wall of the gall bladder. Polyps form in GB, leave GB and obstruct ampulla which can lead to pancreatitis  
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Benign condition involving proliferation and invaginationof surface epithelium   Adenomyomatosis  
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Whipple's surgery is preformed in   Ampullary tumor  
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Acholic or "silver" stools are seen in   Ampullary tumor  
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Diffuse intra- and extrahepatic bile duct inflammation and fibrosis   Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. HTN in ducts leads to cirrhosis and portal HTN  
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Majority of PSC cases are related to   Ulcerative Colitis  
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Gold standard diagnosis for PSC   ERCP. Beads on a string appearance of fibrosis  
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Ulcerative Colitis patients should be monitored for   PSC and cholangiocarcinoma  
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Dilations and Strictures are found in   PSC  
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