A 54-year-old female patient has been diagnosed with cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. She is scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. While in preoperative holding the CST is assembling supplies...

A 54-year-old female patient has been diagnosed with cholecystitis and cholelithiasis. She is scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. While in preoperative holding the CST is assembling supplies and getting the OR ready for the case.

1. What laboratory studies would the CST expect to be in the patient’s chart?

1. What diagnostic imaging studies are likely to be part of the patient’s preoperative workup, and how might those images be viewed in the OR?


2. What studies might be performed as part of this surgical procedure, and how should the CST prepare for them?