Chapter 36 Biliary Tract Disease
Clinical Case Problem 1: 33-Year-Old Woman with Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain
Select the best answer to the following questions
1. What is the most likely diagnosis in this patient?
2. Given this patient’s signs and symptoms, which of the following investigative procedures will you order next to help with the diagnosis?
3. What is (are) the treatment(s) of choice for the patient at this time?
4. Complications of gallstones include all of the following except
5. Regarding the definitive procedure to correct this condition, which of the following statements is true?
6. Which of the following statements about gallbladder disease in the United States is (are) true?
7. Regarding the use of nonsurgical therapy in gallstone disease, which of the following statements is true?
8. Which of the following statements regarding the treatment of asymptomatic gallstones is most accurate?
9. What is the most common complication during laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
10. Which of the following statements is (are) true regarding laparoscopic cholecystectomy?