A 63-year-old woman with known cholelithiasis presents with fever, jaundice, and right upper quadrant pain. Vital signs show BP 88/54, HR 118, RR 22, temperature 39.2°C, and SpO2 98% on room air. She is increasingly confused. Laboratory studies reveal elevated transaminases and direct hyperbilirubinemia; abdominal ultrasound shows dilated intrahepatic bile ducts. She denies recent antibiotic use. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
- A)Acute cholecystitis
- B)Acute cholangitisGABARITO
- C)Primary biliary cholangitis
- D)Biliary colic
- E)Pancreatic adenocarcinoma
Explicação
Acute cholangitis is infection of the biliary tree due to obstruction. Charcot triad plus hypotension and confusion form Reynolds pentad indicating severe disease. Ver explicação completa e trilha adaptativa →