Cholesystitis

I found this in a student nurse newsletter. I have not checked out the entire site yet.


Memory Jogger
Cholecystitis occurs most commonly in overweight women over age 40 who haven't gone through menopause. To remember risk factors associated with cholecystitis, think of the 4 Fs.
Female
Fertile
Forty
Fat
Source: NCLEX-RN Review Made Incredibly Easy! 3rd ed., Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005.