{"id":5145,"date":"2024-04-16T04:30:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T08:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmle-rx.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=5145"},"modified":"2024-04-15T22:06:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T02:06:59","slug":"cholelithiasis-and-cholecystitis-2","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/usmle-rx.com\/podcast\/cholelithiasis-and-cholecystitis-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"relative ng-tns-c547-39 ng-star-inserted\">\n<p id=\"CP_DIG0016-VG0258af9b4fd3f5429988944d41641e65f8\" class=\"section-container editable-content medium-editor-element\" role=\"textbox\" data-rxannotationdata=\"content.text\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"1\" data-placeholder=\"Type your text\">Gallstones are the hardened precipitates\u2014\u201cstones\u201d\u2014of the substrates found in bile. The liver makes bile to help digest fats, and the bile is stored in the gallbladder. When there is an excess of a particular substance in the bile (eg, cholesterol or unconjugated bilirubin), gallstones form in the gallbladder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative ng-tns-c547-39 ng-star-inserted\">\n<p id=\"CP_DIG0016-VG035fa76abaeeac41fa85b9557eb04eb1b2\" class=\"section-container editable-content medium-editor-element\" role=\"textbox\" data-rxannotationdata=\"content.text\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"1\" data-placeholder=\"Type your text\">Gallstones can be as small as a grain of sand, as large as a golf ball, or any size in between. Gallstones are very common and usually do not cause any symptoms. But not all gallstones stay in the gallbladder.<\/p>\n<p role=\"textbox\" data-rxannotationdata=\"content.text\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"1\" data-placeholder=\"Type your text\">After listening to this AudioBrick, you should be able to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"section-container badge-list learning-objective-badge-list ng-tns-c547-39\">\n<li class=\"mat-badge mat-badge-warn ng-tns-c547-39 mat-badge-overlap mat-badge-above mat-badge-before mat-badge-medium ng-star-inserted\" data-rxvignette=\"true\" data-rxannotationidentifier=\"CP_DIG0016.3-LO00\"><span class=\"editable-content ng-tns-c547-39 medium-editor-element\" role=\"textbox\" data-rxannotationdata=\"learningObjective\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"1\" data-placeholder=\"Type your text\">Define, compare, and contrast cholelithiasis, cholangitis, choledocholithiasis, and cholecystitis, listing the most common causes of each.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mat-badge mat-badge-warn ng-tns-c547-39 mat-badge-overlap mat-badge-above mat-badge-before mat-badge-medium ng-star-inserted\" data-rxvignette=\"true\" data-rxannotationidentifier=\"CP_DIG0016.3-LO01\"><span class=\"editable-content ng-tns-c547-39 medium-editor-element\" role=\"textbox\" data-rxannotationdata=\"learningObjective\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"1\" data-placeholder=\"Type your text\">Describe the structure and pathogenesis of cholesterol and pigment gallstones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mat-badge mat-badge-warn ng-tns-c547-39 mat-badge-overlap mat-badge-above mat-badge-before mat-badge-medium ng-star-inserted\" data-rxvignette=\"true\" data-rxannotationidentifier=\"CP_DIG0016.3-LO02\"><span class=\"editable-content ng-tns-c547-39 medium-editor-element\" role=\"textbox\" data-rxannotationdata=\"learningObjective\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"1\" data-placeholder=\"Type your text\">List the major risk factors for development of gallstones, describe the typical clinical course, and list the potential complications.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mat-badge mat-badge-warn ng-tns-c547-39 mat-badge-overlap mat-badge-above mat-badge-before mat-badge-medium ng-star-inserted\" data-rxvignette=\"true\" data-rxannotationidentifier=\"CP_DIG0016.3-LO03\"><span class=\"editable-content ng-tns-c547-39 medium-editor-element\" role=\"textbox\" data-rxannotationdata=\"learningObjective\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"1\" data-placeholder=\"Type your text\">Distinguish acute and chronic cholecystitis, and describe the clinical presentation, signs, and lab abnormalities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"mat-badge mat-badge-warn ng-tns-c547-39 mat-badge-overlap mat-badge-above mat-badge-before mat-badge-medium ng-star-inserted\" data-rxvignette=\"true\" data-rxannotationidentifier=\"CP_DIG0016.3-LO04\"><span class=\"editable-content ng-tns-c547-39 medium-editor-element\" role=\"textbox\" data-rxannotationdata=\"learningObjective\" data-medium-editor-element=\"true\" aria-multiline=\"true\" data-medium-editor-editor-index=\"1\" data-placeholder=\"Type your text\">Describe the treatment of gallstones and acute cholecystitis.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also check out the original brick on Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis from our Gastrointestinal collection, which is <a href=\"https:\/\/usmle-rx.scholarrx.com\/rx-bricks\/brick\/CP_DIG0016\">available for free<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usmlerx.wpengine.com\/products\/rx-bricks\/\">Rx Bricks<\/a>\u00a0by signing up for a free USMLE-Rx account:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/usmlerx.wpengine.com\/free-bricks\/\">www.usmle-rx.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will get 5 days of full access to our\u00a0<a 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