Cholecystitis: Diagnostic Tests (Nursing)

00:01 Hi! Welcome to our video series on the gallbladder.

00:04 And this one we're going to take a look at cholecystitis or a gallbladder attack.

00:08 We're going to dig down deep into the lab work and diagnostic tests that you need to know to provide care for these patients.

00:16 Now, don't be scared off.

00:18 I'm going to walk you through step-by-step.

00:20 So you understand all the lab work and the possible diagnostic test.

00:25 So first there's blood test everything starts with lab work, right? You might also do an ultrasound of the gallbladder.

00:33 That's just like what you do when you're looking at a baby only this time we're looking at your gallbladder.

00:39 Next might have an abdominal CAT scan a gallbladder radionucleotide scan or an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

00:50 Now, do you know why we call it an ERCP? Well, we'll talk more about that later, but it is a super cool test.

00:59 Trust me you're going you want your doctor to have played video games when they were younger because they're really good at doing ERCPs.