Medical Definition of Oral cholecystogram
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Dose: 6 x 0.5 gram tablets after evening meal, peak opacification in 14-19 hrs. (13-35% excreted in urine) patient selection: bilirubin less than 5mg% (unless secondary to haemolysis), contraindicated in serious liver disease, relative contraindications in peritonitis, postoperative ileus, acute pancreatitis nonvisualization of gallbladder, cholecytectomy, obstruction of cystic duct, chronic cholecystitis, anomolous position of gall bladder, extrabiliary causes, fasting state, failure to reach absorptive surface of bowel (e.g. Malabsorption), deficiency of bile salts (Crohn disease, surgical resection of TI, liver disease, cholestyramine therapy, abnormal communication between biliary and GI tract)
(12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oral Cholecystogram
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