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Suspect symptomatic choledocholithiasis:
Symptomatic & uncomplicated choledocholithiasis:
❑ Acute or intermittent RUQ or epigastric pain, >6 hours & associated w/ nausea & vomiting
❑ Elevated bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase and GGT levels
 
 
 
Symptomatic & complicated choledocholithiasis:

Features of symptomatic & uncomplicated choledocholithiasis w/


Acute cholangitis:
❑ Fever, jaundice & leukocytosis


Biliary pancreatitis:
❑ Elevated amylase & lipase
 
Consider severity assessment & management for acute cholangitis & biliary pancreatitis accordingly