Cholelithiasis, which causes obstruction of bile ducts, causes the patient to experience
A) colicky pain, rectal bleeding, and hobnail liver.
B) no symptoms at all.
C) colicky pain over McBurney's point.
D) biliary colic, with radiating pain and jaundice.

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Acute onset of biliary colic with nausea, vomiting, chills, fever, and jaundice requires a prompt medical evaluation. Most cholecystitis results from an obstruction of the gallbladder caused by gallstones. Trauma or other insult to the gallbladder, including infection, is occasionally the cause.

Cholelithiasis, Which Causes Obstruction of Bile Ducts, Causes the Patient