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#215 Gallbladder & Biliary Testing: 5 Pearls Segment

August 25, 2026 · 35 min

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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



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