Talk:Ascending cholangitis/GA1: Difference between revisions

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: In "Pathogenesis": "It is important in this mode of proposed pathogenesis that the obstruction be partial, and not complete as the latter would not allow the bacteria to ascend upward and contaminate the biliary tree." Reference 1 is quoted. Is there actually any evidence for this? [[User:Axl|Axl]] ([[User talk:Axl|talk]]) 19:51, 2 July 2008 (UTC)

: In "Pathogenesis": "systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) comprising fever, rigors, low blood pressure, and increased respiratory rate." SIRS comprises only two of those four features: fever (or low temperature), tachycardia, tachypnoea and extreme white cell count. [[User:Axl|Axl]] ([[User talk:Axl|talk]]) 20:32, 2 July 2008 (UTC)