It's the Small Things - Cholangitis
Medgeeks with Andrew Reid
Medgeeks
4.8 • 996 Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2024
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, we explore cholangitis—an often overlooked yet critical inflammatory condition affecting the bile ducts. These tiny tubes transport bile from the liver to the gallbladder and small intestine. We break down the complexities of cholangitis into easy-to-understand terms, examining its causes, symptoms, and treatment options.
Our discussion emphasizes the importance of recognizing cholangitis's early signs. Early detection and intervention are crucial in preventing serious complications. We also address the emotional and physical challenges faced by individuals living with this condition, providing resources for support and information.
Join Dr. Niket Sonpal as we illuminate the small but significant impact cholangitis can have on one's life.
August 5, 2024
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| 0:00.0 | Well, it's August, and the year is flying by. |
| 0:02.8 | For many of us, we remember it being January, |
| 0:05.1 | and before you know it, we're going to be waiting for a fat guy to go down a chimney |
| 0:08.2 | and bring us some presents. |
| 0:09.6 | In the meantime, we're going to continue learning about various things in the world of medicine |
| 0:14.1 | that are going to help us do better to take care of our patients. |
| 0:17.1 | Over the last few weeks we've been talking about it's the small things, tiny little organs, tiny little |
| 0:21.8 | infections that can wreak havoc in your patients. |
| 0:24.4 | The last few weeks we've been talking about that little gallbladder |
| 0:27.3 | and all the gallstones it makes |
| 0:29.2 | and we've been kind of continuing along with the story of the stone. |
| 0:32.6 | And it brings us now to another topic, known as acute cholangitis. |
| 0:37.0 | But many of you know it as billiary sepsis or acute ascending cholangitis. |
| 0:41.1 | It really doesn't matter what you call it. It's pretty serious and it can be life-threatening. |
| 0:45.0 | So get ready for this week's podcast, where we talk about a cue-day sending colonitis, and let's kick off that music. Now a long time ago we used to teach ascending colingitis as Raynodes pentad which was going to be |
| 1:09.1 | right up a quadrant pain jaundiced fever of shock, meaning a low blood pressure and |
| 1:14.4 | tachicardia and even altered mental status. But as time has gone on, we know that |
| 1:18.9 | it can actually present as serious and as life-threatening as that sounds, |
| 1:22.0 | but also it can have some mild and insidious |
| 1:24.3 | progressive symptoms. And the causative agent is still gallstones, and up to 70% of cases of |
| 1:29.6 | billiary obstruction leading to acute ascending colonitis, the stone is to blame. |
| 1:34.0 | Other causes can be malignancy, and of course if they've had bile duct stents placed, |
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