Gall Bladder Disease

Authors: Lisa Carter, Janet Skinner / Editor: Adrian Boyle / Reviewer: Jennifer Lockwood, Emma Everitt, Mark Brown / Codes: A3 / Published: 03/03/2021 / Reviewed: 26/06/2026

This module deals with the assessment and management of gall bladder and gall stone disease.

After completing this session you will be able to:

• Elicit the features on history and examination that suggest a diagnosis of gall bladder disease in a patient with right upper quadrant pain
• Describe the spectrum of pathologies seen in gall bladder disease
• Order and interpret appropriate laboratory tests and imaging in patients with suspected gall bladder disease
• Institute a management strategy in the emergency department for patients with suspected gall bladder disease and describe their on-going management

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