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Acute Cholecystitis
Signs & Symptoms
Pain persisting beyond 5 hours
Ref:
Harrison
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2426
]
Sudden onset
Ref:
Uptodate
[
Pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis of acute cholecystitis
]
Harrison
[
2427
]
Pain lasts several hours
Note:
pain that lasts >3 to 6 hours
Ref:
Epocrates
[
https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/7831/Acute-cholecystitis/Diagnostic-Approach
]
Upper abdominal pain
Ref:
Cecil
[
472
]
Physical Examination
Acute onset of upper abdominal pain
Ref:
Cecil
[
472
]
Prolonged right upper quadrant pain
Note:
more than four to six hours
Ref:
Uptodate
[
Differential diagnosis of abdominal pain in adults
]
Cecil
[
472
]
Fever
Ref:
Uptodate
[
Differential diagnosis of abdominal pain in adults
]
Uptodate
[
Pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis of acute cholecystitis
]
Harrison
[
2426
]
Cecil
[
472
]
Cecil
[
472
]
Cecil
[
894
]
Lab / Serology
Leukocytosis
Note:
10,000–15,000 cells per microliter, >20,000/μL
Ref:
Uptodate
[
Pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis of acute cholecystitis
]
Harrison
[
2427
]
UMLS
[
C0149520
]
Left shift
Note:
left shift on differential count is found
Ref:
Uptodate
[
Pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis of acute cholecystitis
]
Elevated CRP
Ref:
Epocrates
[
https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/7831/Acute-cholecystitis/Diagnostic-Approach
]
Imagin Study
Ultrasound demonstrate calculi
Ref:
Harrison
[
2427
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Cecil
[
472
]
Ultrasound finding pericholecystic fluid
Ref:
Harrison
[
2427
]
Cecil
[
472
]
Ultrasonography shows thickened gallbladder wall
Ref:
Harrison
[
2427
]
Cecil
[
472
]
Complication
Gangrenous cholecystitis
Ref:
Cecil
[
895
]
Necrosis of gallbladder wall
Ref:
Cecil
[
895
]
Abscess of gallbladder wall
Ref:
Cecil
[
895
]
Risk Factors
Diabetic
Ref:
Epocrates
[
https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/7832/Acute-cholecystitis/Risk-Factors
]
Total parenteral nutrition
Ref:
Epocrates
[
https://online.epocrates.com/diseases/7832/Acute-cholecystitis/Risk-Factors
]
Gallstones
Ref:
Unknown
[
0
]
Cause
Caused by gallstone
Ref:
Uptodate
[
Pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis of acute cholecystitis
]
Cecil
[
474
]
UMLS
[
C0149520
]
Other