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acute cholangitis acute cholangitis - Coggle Diagram
acute cholangitis 
definition
medical: infection of the billiary tree, usually 2o/ obstruction
layman: an infection of the gallbladder vessels. the gallbladder is a small pouch next to your liver that produces digestive juices. the vessels can sometimes become blocked and this leads to infection.
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diagnosis
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bedside
obs (fever, low bp, acvpu)
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lab
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high billirubin, transaminases, ALP
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prognosis
when drainage ensured, usually good improvement very soon
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