-Charcot's triad.

Charcot's triad.

Charcot's triad of acute cholangitis:-

1. Fever with rigors.
2. Right hypochondrial pain.
3. Jaundice.

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-Malabsorption syndrome.

Malabsorption syndrome.

Def:-Interference of absorption of one or more of the nutrients from small intestine,however lipids almost always fail to be absorbed leading to steatorrhea (fatty stool).

Causes:-

1)Gastric causes:-

• Cancer stomach.
• Atrophic gastritis.
• Gastrectomy.
• Gastrojejunostomy.
• Prenicious anemia.
• Zolinger Ellison syndrome.

2)Pancreatic causes(decrease Pancreatic enzymes):-

• Chronic pancreatitis.
• Cystic fibrosis.
• Pancreatic resection.
• Cancer pancrease
• Hemochromatosis.
  

-Grading of function in rheumataid disease.

Grading of function in rheumataid disease

I Fit for all activities.
II Moderate restriction.
III Marked restriction.
IV Confined to chair or bedbound.

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-Caroli's syndrome.

Caroli's syndrome.

Def:-
It is a congenital segmental dilatation of the intrahepatic biliary system.

Clinical picture:-

• Recurrent attacks of cholangitis.
• liver abscesses may occur.

Complications:-

• Biliary stones.
• Cholangiocarcinoma.

Treatment:-

• Antibiotics for cholangitis.
• Segmental liver resection for localized disease.

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