The average expected salary for a hospitalist based in United Kingdom is about Â£40,714 per annum. According to all salary survey, the median salary for a hospitalist is about Â£40,000. An average hourly wage for a hospitalist is about Â£20.36.
Biliary sludge usually causes no symptoms and may appear and disappear over time. However, there may be intermittent symptoms and, on occasion, the particles may grow in size and become gallstones. The most common symptom of biliary sludge is pain in the abdomen, often associated with nausea and vomiting. This occurs when the particles obstruct the ducts leading from the gallbladder to the intestine.
According to The Merck Manual Home Health Handbook, gallbladder sludge is often caused by the accumulation of substances such as cholesterol, calcium compounds and bilirubin. These materials stay in the gallbladder but don't form stones. Sometimes the sludge is caused by pregnancy, and once the baby is born, the sludge leaves the organ. If sludge remains, it often forms gallstones or passes out of the gallbladder and blocks digestive system ducts.