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9 years ago
A person wakes at approximately 3:00 a.m. with a sharp, colicky pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdominal cavity, nausea, and sweating. What would you suspect to be the cause of the problem
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9 years ago
This person is most likely suffering from cholecystitis, which is blockage or inflammation of the gallbladder, either with or without gallstones. Gallstones are of two types, those made of excess cholesterol that precipitates out of the blood, or pigmented, which also include cholesterol, calcium bilirubinate, or pigmented polymers. The pain is often caused because the gallbladder becomes overstretched, or the gallstones block any of the passages, preventing the normal flow of fluid bile.
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