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Ms. Fisher is a 68-year-old woman with the classic symptoms of gallbladder disease. She is diagnosed with gallstones and is scheduled for surgery in 2 weeks . She asks you about the cause of gallstones and why she would develop them. How would you respond to her?

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Answer: I will respond as this;

Gall stones develop from the chemical makeup imbalance of the bile inside the gall bladder which can increase in the levels of cholesterol, and cholesterol levels is increase, the excess form into stones.

Mrs Fisher can develop gall stones because she is 40 years and above and she is a female. Age and sex are the risk factors of gall stones

Step-by-step explanation:

Gallstones are solid particles that are developed from bike cholesterol or bilrubin build up.

It Is caused by can increase in the levels of cholesterol, and cholesterol levels is increase, the excess form into stones.

Symptoms include .

The most common symptom is pain in the right upper part of the abdomen.

nausea and vomiting,

fever,

indigestion, belching, bloating,

intolerance for fatty or greasy foods, and

jaundice (yellowing

Mrs Fisher can develop gall stones because she is 40 years and above and she is a female. Age and sex are the risk factors of gall stones.

Women that had have children also are at risk of having gall stones.

The most effective treatment is surgical removal of the gallbladder, or cholecystectomy

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