Choolelithiasis: A Case Study
The disorder identified for this week’s discussion is cholelithiasis. The factors selected in identifying the patient are age and behavior. My patient is an overweight woman who is 39 years old who came to the clinic complaining of pain in her epigastric area that radiates to her right upper quadrant. The patient has also verbalized that her pain was worse after she ate her dinner last night.
The Family Health Guide (2005), a publication by the Harvard Medical School has cited that women are at a much higher risk for developing gallstone disease than men, because the female hormone estrogen increases cholesterol in the bile. It was further stated in the article that as women aged, the development of gallstones slows somewhat in women and
The Family Health Guide (2005), a publication by the Harvard Medical School has cited that women are at a much higher risk for developing gallstone disease than men, because the female hormone estrogen increases cholesterol in the bile. It was further stated in the article that as women aged, the development of gallstones slows somewhat in women and