Gastroenterology · UKMLA & AKT
Cholecystitis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise cholecystitis — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- Acalculous cholecystitis - critically ill patients; bile stasis from fasting, opioids, sepsis, shock; accounts for 5-10% of all acute cholecystitis
The 4 Fs: Fat (BMI >30), Female, Fertile (pregnancy), Forty (risk rises with age)
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