Acute Suppurative Cholangitis (4 of 8)

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Emerging Purulent Secretion In 1877, Charcot described cholangitis as a triad of findings of right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain, fever, and jaundice. The Reynolds pentad adds mental status changes and sepsis to the triad. A spectrum of cholangitis exists, ranging from mild symptoms to fulminant overwhelming sepsis. With septic shock, diagnosis can be missed in up to 25% of patients. Consider cholangitis in any patient who appears septic, especially with patients who are elderly, jaundiced, or who have abdominal pain. History of abdominal pain or past symptoms of gallbladder colic helps make the diagnosis.

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