Cholangitis (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Cholangitis (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is cholangitis? Bacterial infection of the biliary tract from obstruction (either partial or complete); potentially life-threatening What are the common causes of cholangitis? Choledocholithiasis Stricture (usually postoperative) Neoplasm (usually ampullary carcinoma) Extrinsic compression (pancreatic pseudocyst/pancreatitis) Instrumentation of the bile ducts (e.g., PTC/ERCP) Biliary stent What is the most common cause of cholangitis? Gallstones in common bile duct (choledocholithiasis) What are the signs and symptoms of cholangitis? Charcot's triad: fever/chills, RUQ pain, and jaundice Reynold's pentad: Charcot's triad plus altered mental status and shoc
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