When Are Gallstones DEADLY?

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Why do we get gallstones?

20 million Americans have gallstones and the incidence is on the rise!

Even children are more likely now than ever to have gallstones and we frequently see children with abdominal pain and gallstones in our emergency rooms and clinics.

First question to ask...what are gallstones?

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There are a few different types including those due to an imbalance of cholesterol and those from increased red blood cell turnover creating an imbalance in bilirubin.

If you're going to take care of patients with abdominal pain and symptoms from the gallbladder, including symptomatic cholelithiasis pr acute pancreatitis it's incredibly important that you understand gallstones.

We're going to cover a few clinical cases as well and at the bottom of the description I'll put the answers so you can check yourself!

Check out these AMAZING timestamps and fast forward if you need to:

Start 00:00
What are gallstones? 01:45
Why do gallstones form? 04:25
What is the solubility triangle? 11:00
What are the risk factors for gallstones? 12:30
Other types of gallstones? 14:48

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WHO AM I?
I'm Dr. Erik Pearson, FACS and I am a board certified pediatric surgeon living in Las Vegas. I make surgical education videos on all topics in general surgery as well as talks on lifestyle design as a surgeon, book reviews, and studying effectively. I also write a weekly newsletter called the Saturday Six where I identify Six different discoveries of the week. You can get the weekly newsletter by signing up to the CITIZENSURGEON Community!

DISCLAIMER
While my aim is to help educate you for the ward, the surgical ICU, the operating room and your exams remember these videos are not a replacement for your reading, your medical school and residency preparation and most important your own decision making. If you have medical questions definitely consult a medical professional. Good luck and enjoy!

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Omg you are so smart!!! You’re like an encyclopedia. 😂 I’m a ortho/trauma nurse and I love watching your videos, it gives me so much more depth into what I already know. Thank you for sharing your knowledge 😀👍

cnkis
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Can you do video on some kind diet that may help small obstruction? Thank you for helping us and God bless you. You are a wonderful guy.

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So I learned more new things here! I know that gall stones are very common in the adult population but had no idea that children were subject to them. Why is this becoming more common in the younger population? I had also never heard the word bilirubin until a couple of months when my great nephew had high bilirubin when he was born and had to have regular blood tests for the first few weeks. He is fine now thankfully!

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Can you do video on some kind diet that may help small obstruction?

spasatasevski
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Can you a video on gallstones? Just diagnosed while looking into another issue. Friends who’ve had them say surgery asap but I don’t have any pain. Do I absolutely need surgery? Can they pass at home? Or is it possible that I can leave them alone and be fine?

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Can you do video on some kind diet that may help small obstruction? Thank you for helping us and God bless you. You are a wonderful guy.

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