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    Middle-aged women are more susceptible to gallstones than men before age 50 due to factors like obesity, pregnancy, and hormonal contraceptives. Gallstones form when cholesterol and pigment precipitate out of bile stored in the gallbladder. Symptoms include pain in the upper right abdomen, fever, nausea, and vomiting due to inflammation from gallstones blocking the cystic duct or migrating to the bile duct. Treatment is typically cholecystectomy, the surgical removal of the gallbladder.

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    Middle-aged women are more susceptible to gallstones than men before age 50 due to factors like obesity, pregnancy, and hormonal contraceptives. Gallstones form when cholesterol and pigment precipitate out of bile stored in the gallbladder. Symptoms include pain in the upper right abdomen, fever, nausea, and vomiting due to inflammation from gallstones blocking the cystic duct or migrating to the bile duct. Treatment is typically cholecystectomy, the surgical removal of the gallbladder.

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    Middle-aged women are more susceptible to gallstones than men before age 50 due to factors like obesity, pregnancy, and hormonal contraceptives. Gallstones form when cholesterol and pigment precipitate out of bile stored in the gallbladder. Symptoms include pain in the upper right abdomen, fever, nausea, and vomiting due to inflammation from gallstones blocking the cystic duct or migrating to the bile duct. Treatment is typically cholecystectomy, the surgical removal of the gallbladder.

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    Middle-aged women are more susceptible to gallstones than men before age 50 due to factors like obesity, pregnancy, and hormonal contraceptives. Gallstones form when cholesterol and pigment precipitate out of bile stored in the gallbladder. Symptoms include pain in the upper right abdomen, fever, nausea, and vomiting due to inflammation from gallstones blocking the cystic duct or migrating to the bile duct. Treatment is typically cholecystectomy, the surgical removal of the gallbladder.

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    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

    Middle age (female > male before age 50),


    obesity, infection, pregnancy, hormonal
    contraceptive, celiac disease. Cirrhosis,
    pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus

    Cholelithiasis
    Refers to the formation of calculi
    (e.g. gallstones in the gallbladder)

    Major constituents are cholesterol and


    pigment

    Cholecystectomy Gallstone in bile Pain Fever Nausea and Jaundice


    duct vomiting

    Removal of the There is inflammation Increase


    gallbladder after Bile stasis due to infection Gastric irritation bilirubin
    ligation of the
    cystic duct

    Bile accumulates Bacterial Abnormal fat


    Body will return to in the liver proliferation digestion There is restlessness
    normal function and Increase in RR,
    temp, PR and WBC
    values
    Gallbladder and Diarrhea
    Recovery Cholestatic duct infection

    Biliary
    cirrhosis Rupture of Cholecystitis If not treated
    gallbladder if

    Peritonitis Death

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