what is an ejection fraction for the gallbladder?
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Biliary dyskinesia, or hypokinesia of the gallbladder, is accepted as an ejection fraction less than 35%, while an accepted normal functioning gallbladder ejection fraction is greater than 35%.
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Gangrenous cholecystitis (GC) is a rare but serious complication of acute cholecystitis. The pathophysiology is secondary to gallbladder distension, causing increased tension and pressure on the gallbladder wall. This distension later leads to ischemic changes and necrosis of the gallbladder.
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A normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) ranges from 55% to 70%. An LVEF of 65%, for example means that 65% of total amount of blood in the left ventricle is pumped out with each heartbeat. Your EF can go up and down, based on your heart condition and how well your treatment works.
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Gallstones may also interfere with the flow of digestive fluids into the small intestine, leading to an inflammation of the pancreas, or pancreatitis. Prolonged blockage of any of these ducts can cause severe damage to the gallbladder, liver, or pancreas, which can be fatal.
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Gallbladder attacks may cause diarrhea, fever, or chills, but the symptoms should ease after a half-hour to an hour.” In the case of gallstones, an imbalance in the bile causes pebble-like deposits to form. If gallstones block the bile ducts, pressure increases in the gallbladder.
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In rare cases, an injury can cause a rupture. If your gallbladder ruptures, you may have sudden, sharp severe abdominal pain. The pain might be short-lived after the rupture. But the pain often returns when the rupture site with leaking content grows or becomes inflamed or infected.
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4. A diet good for your heart is good for your gallbladder, too. Any diet that would qualify as "heart-healthy" is "gallbladder-healthy," too. That means a diet with some healthy monounsaturated fats, such as those in nuts, avocados, seeds, olives, peanut butter, and the oils from these products.
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Ejection fraction is a measurement of the percentage of blood leaving your heart each time it contracts. The heart contracts and relaxes. When your heart contracts, it ejects blood from the two pumping chambers (ventricles).
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The digestive role of the liver is to produce bile and export it to the duodenum. The gallbladder primarily stores, concentrates, and releases bile. The pancreas produces pancreatic juice, which contains digestive enzymes and bicarbonate ions, and delivers it to the duodenum.
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['Liver tests, which are blood tests that can show evidence of gallbladder disease.', "A check of the blood's amylase or lipase levels to look for inflammation of the pancreas. ... ", 'A complete blood count (CBC), which looks at levels of different types of blood cells such as white blood cells.']
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Bile secretion is stimulated by secretin, and the bile is secreted into the gallbladder where it is concentrated and stored under fasting conditions. Concentration of bile within the gallbladder is stimulated principally by cholecystokinin, with absorption of up to 90% of the water occurring within a 4-hour period.
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All of the following are healthy foods for your gallbladder, as well as the rest of your body: Fresh fruits and vegetables. Whole grains (whole-wheat bread, brown rice, oats, bran cereal) Lean meat, poultry, and fish.
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Cholecystectomy is surgery to remove the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a small sac that is under the liver and is part of the digestive system. The liver makes bile to help digest the fats you eat. Bile ducts drain bile from the liver into the gallbladder to be stored.
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Canzone finds that the most common symptom of gallbladder problems is pain in the upper back, where the gallbladder meridian crosses through the area between the neck and the shoulder.
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The EF of the left heart, known as the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), is calculated by dividing the volume of blood pumped from the left ventricle per beat (stroke volume) by the volume of blood collected in the left ventricle at the end of diastolic filling (end-diastolic volume).
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A ejection fraction measurement under 40 percent may be evidence of heart failure or cardiomyopathy. An EF from 41 to 49 percent may be considered “borderline.” It does not always indicate that a person is developing heart failure. Instead, it may indicate damage, perhaps from a previous heart attack.
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Abstract. For decades, one well-known risk factor for the development of gallbladder stones has been hypothyroidism. Recent studies have interestingly reported that the risk in particular for common bile duct (CBD) stones increases in clinical and subclinical hypothyroidism.