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Biliary System Exam Review

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  • What does the med term "chole" mean?
    realting to bile
  • What is the exam performed for biliary ducts ONLY ?
    cholangiogram
  • What is the function of bile?
    to break down fats
  • What is the difference in a cholangiogram and a T-tube cholangiogram?
    One has a tube and the other does not
  • What is a cholecystectomy ?
    removal of the gallbladder
  • Where is bile produced? Stored ? How is it carried out of that site?
    liver, galbladder, carried out through the common bile duct
  • What does the medical term "cysto" mean ?
    sac like
  • What is a cholecystocholangiogram?
    study of the gallbladder and the biliary ducts
  • Is an ERCP erformed for diagnostic, therapeutic reasons, or both?
    both
  • What are choleliths?
    gallstones
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