Vocabulary
Hard, pebble-like pieces of bile that forms in the gallbladder
What are gallstones?
Stones are yellow-green
What are cholesterol stones?
Would occur in the upper portion of the abdomen
What is pain?
People with this usually have high levels of fatty acids
What is diabetes?
Inflammation of the pancreas
What is pancreatitis?
Stones are dark brown or black
What are pigmented stones?
A body temperature above 100 degrees
What is a fever?
When taken, increases cholesterol and decreases gallbladder movement
What is estrogen?
A digestive fluid produced in the liver and stored in the gallbladder
What is bile?
Caused by liver diseases
What are pigmented stones?
Yellowing of the skin and/or eyes
What is jaundice?
Causes the body to fastly metabolize fats and increase cholesterol production by the liver
What is rapid weight loss?
An orange-yellow pigment that occurs when red blood cells are broken down?
Bilirubin
Caused by low amounts of bile salts
What are cholesterol stones?
The inability to eat foods with a lot of fats
Intolerance to fatty foods
Causes a negative feedback loop of cholesterol production
What are cholesterol-lowering drugs?