The Effect of Leucocytosis, Gender Difference, and Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Acute Cholecystitis in the Elderly Population.
Arda DemirkanAyça Koca TanrıverdiArda ÇetinkayaOnur PolatMüge Günalp EneyliPublished in: Emergency medicine international (2019)
Acute cholecystitis is a common diagnosis in elderly patients with right upper quadrant pain. It is more frequent in female in the early ages, but the gender difference tends to change with age. Elderly patients demonstrate a higher level of white blood cells when compared to young patients in acute cholecystitis. Clinicians must maintain a degree of awareness in the evaluation of geriatric patients with right upper quadrant abdominal pain.
Keyphrases
- abdominal pain
- liver failure
- respiratory failure
- middle aged
- drug induced
- end stage renal disease
- aortic dissection
- ejection fraction
- induced apoptosis
- newly diagnosed
- mental health
- chronic pain
- peritoneal dialysis
- chronic kidney disease
- hepatitis b virus
- prognostic factors
- palliative care
- spinal cord
- pain management
- computed tomography
- spinal cord injury
- cell proliferation
- ultrasound guided
- mechanical ventilation
- contrast enhanced ultrasound