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Cholecystitis - Diagnosis and Management Overview
Types - Acute Calculous, Acalculous, Xanthogranulomatous (chronic)
Complications 
 - Gangrenous (most
Types - Acute Calculous ... , Acalculous, Xanthogranulomatous ... Emphysematous - Gallbladder
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening
Primary Wall Thickening:
1 . Acute calculous cholecystitis
2. Acute acalculous cholecystitis
3. Chronic cholecystitis
4.
Causes of Gallbladder ... Acute calculous ... Acute acalculous ... parenteral nutrition #Gallbladder
Acute “calculus” cholecystitis: gallstones, anterior wall > 3mm and + sonographic murphys sign. “Integral” in managing
Acute “calculus” ... sonographic murphys sign ... Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder
Pyonephrosis with large renal calculus on POCUS
Acute left flank pain with nausea and vomiting. What's the
Pyonephrosis with ... large renal calculus ... Answer: Pyonephrosis ... from large renal calculus ... #calculus #renal
Acalculous cholecystitis on POCUS

This otherwise healthy 40yo female presents with RUQ pain. 
Case resolution(acalculous cholecystitis): up
Acalculous cholecystitis ... Case resolution(acalculous ... age gender for calculus ... 874658558352162816 #Acalculous ... POCUS #clinical #gallbladder
An example of the wall echo shadow (WES) sign. Well defined, echogenic gallbladder wall with posterior
echo shadow (WES) sign ... defined, echogenic gallbladder ... Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder ... WallEchoShadow #WESComplex #Sign
Mercedes Benz sign
Radiological sign, a triradiate radiolucent shadow, characteristic of the automobile maker's trademark. In case
Mercedes Benz sign ... Radiological sign ... the body of a calculus ... Center of calculus ... This sign may also
Courvoisier Sign or Courvoisier-Terrier Sign

States that in a patient with painless jaundice & an enlarged gallbladder
Courvoisier Sign ... Courvoisier-Terrier Sign ... & an enlarged gallbladder ... A gallbladder containing ... Courvoisier #Terrier #Sign
Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder ... pain Porcelain gallbladder ... , high risk of gallbladder ... fever, Murphy sign
Emphysematous cholecystitis! Look for: Comet-tail artifact from abrupt change of acoustic impedance at a soft tissue/gas
GB (champagne sign ... Clinical #POCUS #Gallbladder