How to choose between RUQ ultrasound, CT, HIDA, MRCP, EUS, and ERCP based on the clinical picture? When should you move from diagnostic imaging to therapeutic ERCP, and what should you know about sphincterotomy, stents, and stone removal? Plus, how to interpret bile duct dilation without jumping straight to obstruction?
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🔹Transcript and Shownotes
02:11 | Pearl 1: Gallbladder Problems Spectrum
07:33 | Pearl 2: Choose Imaging Strategically: Start with RUQUS, Escalate as Needed
14:34 | Pearl 3: Biliary Tree Diagnostics
19:19 | Pearl 4: Invasives that are Diagnostic and Therapeutic
27:06 | Pearl 5: Stenting in ERCP
Tags: CoreIM, Internal Medicine, Medical Education, Gallstones, Cholecystitis, Biliary Disease, ERCP, Biliary Imaging