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What are gallstones composed of?
What are gallstones composed of?
- Toxic metabolic byproducts
- Soluble bile components such as bile acids and lecithin
- Excess water and electrolytes
- Insoluble bile components such as cholesterol, calcium bilirubinate, and calcium salts (correct)
What is the most common type of gallstone?
What is the most common type of gallstone?
- Pigment stones
- Cholesterol stones (correct)
- Bile salt stones
- Mixed stones
What facilitates the formation of cholesterol stones?
What facilitates the formation of cholesterol stones?
- High levels of bile acids and lecithin
- Low levels of calcium bilirubinate
- Excessive water intake
- Bile supersaturation with cholesterol, bile stasis, and mucin hypersecretion (correct)
What are pigment stones composed of?
What are pigment stones composed of?
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What are the risk factors associated with cholesterol stone formation?
What are the risk factors associated with cholesterol stone formation?
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