Across
- 1. when patient are not permitted to eat
- 4. Prefix meaning 'bile' or 'gall'.
- 5. clay colored stool
- 6. A major complication nurses monitor for post-op.
- 7. Type of surgery with small incisions.
- 9. Type of surgery with a large incision and longer recovery.
- 11. Gallbladder inflammation diagnosis
Down
- 1. tube used to decompress the stomach, used for acute cholecystitis and pancreatitis
- 2. Early walking to prevent clots and ileus.
- 3. Mnemonic used to remember highest risk factors for gall bladder disease
- 4. The operation performed to remove the gallbladder.
- 7. lab value that diagnoses pancreatic involvement in cholecystitis
- 8. suffix for cholesterol dissolution drugs
- 10. lab panel used to determine if cholesterol is a factor in gall stone formation