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Surgery FMGE 2019 2f9aa54c

Abdominal pain, fever and jaundice. This triad is known as;

A
Charcot's triad
B
Saint's triad
C
Virchow triad
D
Renault's triad
High-Yield Explanation
- Charcot's triad - abdominal pain + jaundice + fever. - Seen in Cholangitis. - For cholangitis to occur, the 2 essential factors are obstruction & infection. Predisposing factors for cholangitis: CBD stones (M.C) Stricture Cholangiocarcinoma Choledochal cyst Worms M.C organism responsible for CBD is E. coli > Klebsiella. M.C symptom - fever + chills. Inadequate treatment causes Reynold's pentad - Charcot's triad + shock + mental status changes.

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