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| The condition that sets pancreatic inflammation apart from other organ inflammation. |
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| Which special imaging modality can detect cancer of the pancreas with almost 100% accuracy? |
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| What is the medical term for gallstones? |
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| What is the medical term for inflammation of the gallbladder? |
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| What is the medical term for inflamation of the bile ducts? |
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| What type of jaundice is characterized by the presence of a gallstone? |
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| Ninety percent of all gallstones are caused by too much what? |
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| How long does it take from the ingestion of a cholecystagogue until the gallbladder contracts and empties? |
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| What enzyme from the bowel initiates gallbladder contraction? |
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| What causes density of gallstones? |
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| Name four laboratory function tests for the liver in a jaundiced patient. |
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SGOT
SGPT
Alkaline Phosphatase
Serum Bilirubin |
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| What is the major cause of cirrhosis? |
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| Removal of the gallbladder by surgery. |
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| List three procedures that can visualize the biliary ductal system. |
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Computed Tomography, PTC,
T-Tube Cholangeography, Ultrasonography,
HIDA Nuclear Medicine Scan,
PIPIDA Nuclear Medicine Scan |
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| Inflammatory process of the liver caused by fecal contamination. |
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| Gallbladder wall calcification caused by dhronic cholecystitis. |
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| Enzymatic necrosis is associated with which pathologic process? |
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| Which imaging modality is now used almost exclusively to visualize the gallbladder and its biliary ducts? |
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| Name two pathologic reasons that would cause nonvisualization of the gallbladder. |
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Definition
Blockage of the Cystic Duct
Blockage of the Heaptatic Ducts |
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| Three types of cells found in the pancreas from which tumors might arise. |
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Definition
Acinar cells
Beta cells
Isles of Langerhans cells |
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| What is the major component of bile? |
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Definition
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| Why is the T-tube clamped one day before the scheduled T-tube examination? |
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Definition
| To concentrate the bile in the tube to prevent air accumulation. |
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| What is the most common cause of nonvisualization of the gallbladder in OCG? |
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Definition
| Poor patient preparation. |
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