Question 40 (part 2) · LEK · Acute cholangitis
Acute cholangitis can be diagnosed on the basis of a set of symptoms, the so-called Charcot's cholangitis triad, which includes:
- A. acute right subcostal pain of biliary colic nature, fever with chills and jaundice.
- B. dull encircling epigastric pain, jaundice, bradycardia.
- C. colicky pain of the right lumbar region, vomiting, jaundice.
- D. acute pain in the umbilical area, fever and tachycardia.
- E. colicky pain in the left hypochondrium, vomiting, chills.
Hint
Charcot's triad combines a sign of biliary obstruction, a sign of infection and pain in the typical biliary location.
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