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Revision as of 22:19, 20 August 2012

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

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 ==Blood==
-Laboratory values may be notable for an elevated [[alkaline phosphatase]], possibly an elevated [[bilirubin]] (although this may indicate [[choledocholithiasis]]), and possibly an elevation of the [[WBC]]. [[CRP]] ([[C-reactive protein]]) is often elevated. The degree of elevation of these laboratory values may depend on the degree of inflammation of the [[gallbladder]]. Patients with acute cholecystitis are much more likely to manifest abnormal laboratory values, while in chronic cholecystitis the laboratory values are frequently normal.
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