•Enlarged gallbladder: enlarged, tendr gallbladder suggests acute cholecystitis. The area is painful to fist percussion, and inspiratory arrest (Murphy sig) is present. An enlarged tender gallbladder feels like a sausage and occurs when it is filled with stones.…
Bile duct obstruction: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. 2014. Bile duct obstruction: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. [ONLINE] Available at:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000263.htm. [Accessed 13 May 2014].…
Renal Stones: a Kidney stone is a solid mass which is made up from crystals that separates from the urine and builds up on the inner surfaces of the kidney.…
Why might Chloe be at risk for gallstones (crystallized cholesterol which can block the flow of bile from the gallbladder)?…
Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder that can be classified as acute or chronic (Huether & McCance, 2012). However, whether it be acute or chronic both forms are caused by a gallstone, solid components of bile, occluding the cystic duct. Moreover, gallstones can be classified as pigment gallstones and cholesterol stones. Pigment gallstones occur when unconjugated pigments in the bile precipitate and turn in to stones (Huether & McCance, 2012). On the other hand, the majority of cholecystitis cases are caused by cholesterol stones, which results when bile becomes supersaturated with cholesterol and precipitates to form stones (Huether & McCance, 2012). Furthermore, when the gallstone occludes the cystic duct it obstructs bile outflow…
Vomiting, nausea and severe pain in the upper abdomen (right side) are common sign of gallstones. Gallstones (a hard deposit) are located in the gallbladder and they are formed in different sizes. The gallstones can block the bile duct and this can cause severe pain. If the gallstone causes pain the doctor may suggest to get the gallbladder…
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The liver makes the bile and then sends it into the gall bladder to the pumped into the small intestine.…
Another type of injury to the gallbladder is caused by lipid peroxidation. Lipid peroxidation is a process that is naturally occurring in the body in minuscule amounts, mainly by many oxygen species effects, such as hydroxyl radicals and hydrogen peroxide. These species readily assault the polyunsaturated fatty acids in the membrane, which induces a self-propagating chain reaction. The destruction of the membrane lipids are hazardous for the sustainability of cells (Mylonas, 1999). This was seen in the gallbladders in broiler chickens when their food was laced with either 400 mg/kg or 600 mg/kg when compared to the control. Both of the experimental groups showed a significantly higher amount of sludge and a lower amount of volume in the gallbladder…
Right Side: Systemic Congestion- Jugular distention, enlarged liver and spleen, anorexia and nausea, dependent edema, distended abdomen, swollen hands and fingers, polyuria at night, weight gain, increased blood pressure or decreased blood pressure.…
Diverticulitis is the inflammation of the small pouches that often line the digestive tract called diverticula. Diverticula are commonly seen in the intestine and colon where naturally weaken tissue gives way under pressure causing the pouches to protrude. The cause is unknown, but low-fiber diets and tearing accompanied by an infection usually promotes flare-ups.…
A blockage in the bile duct would cause the bilirubin not to reach the intestine and thus be excreted by the kidneys, causing an abnormal bilirubin result, but normal urobilinogen result.…
Gallstones form when the liquid stored in the gallbladder hardens into pieces of stone-like material.…
Many different types of onsets of the pancreas occur other then cancer of the pancreas. There is an abrupt start to pancreatitis commonly known as acute pancreatitis. This usually happens because of gallstones which are crystallized cholesterol deposits or calcium crystals ionized with bilirubin. This sudden occurrence of acute pancreatitis is also called Amylase and Lipase. When the label of Acute is used before the symptom it does express that it is a brief course of symptoms that will last for less than 6 months or in some instances cause death.…
Therefore, larger molecules of monoglycerides and long-chain fatty acids require more effort to digest. Fortunately, the bile supplied by the gallbladder is able to break down these large molecules as well as the smaller ones. As stated earlier, Bile molecules have hydrophobic ends and hydrophilic ends. (1) The hydrophobic ends sticks to each fat molecule and the hydrophilic ends protrude to prevent the molecules from sticking together. The combined structures of fat molecules and bile molecules create micelles. Once fat molecules become micelles, lipases break down fat molecules into fatty acids and smaller monoglycerides, which allow them to pass through the small intestine where fatty acids are converted to triglycerides. They combine with cholesterol, phospholipids and protein to form a structure called a chylomicron. The protein coating of the chylomicron makes it water-soluble so it can travel through the lymph vessels and eventually the bloodstream.…