Pathology

Biliary System

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Enzymatic Necrosis
The condition that sets pancreatic inflammation apart from other organ inflammation.
Which special imaging modality can detect cancer of the pancreas with almost 100% accuracy?
Computed Tomography
What is the medical term for gallstones?
Cholelithiasis
What is the medical term for inflammation of the gallbladder?
Cholecystitis
What is the medical term for inflamation of the bile ducts?
Cholangitis
What type of jaundice is characterized by the presence of a gallstone?
Obstructive (Surgical)
Ninety percent of all gallstones are caused by too much what?
Cholesterol
How long does it take from the ingestion of a cholecystagogue until the gallbladder contracts and empties?
30 minutes
What enzyme from the bowel initiates gallbladder contraction?
Cholecystokinin
What causes density of gallstones?
Calcium
Name four laboratory function tests for the liver in a jaundiced patient.
SGOT SGPT Alkaline Phosphatase Serum Bilirubin
What is the major cause of cirrhosis?
Alcoholism
Cholecystectomy
Removal of the gallbladder by surgery.
List three procedures that can visualize the biliary ductal system.
Computed Tomography, PTC, T-Tube Cholangeography, Ultrasonography, HIDA Nuclear Medicine Scan, PIPIDA Nuclear Medicine Scan
Hepatitis A
Inflammatory process of the liver caused by fecal contamination.