Which of the following diseases is often asymptomatic and discovered during a routine x-ray?
A) Gallstones
B) Cirrhosis
C) Hernia
D) Diverticular disease

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Most gallstones are asymptomatic and are discovered during a routine x-ray. Pain usually occurs when the stones move and obstruct the cystic or common bile ducts. The patient with cirrhosis is asymptomatic in the early stages of cirrhosis, but as scar tissue replaces normal hepatocytes, the liver begins to fail and the patient experiences fatigue, anorexia, weight loss, and abdominal pain. Diverticulosis is an asymptomatic diverticular disease in which multiple diverticula are present in the colon but the patient has no complaints other than mild discomfort, diarrhea, constipation, or flatulence.

Which of the Following Diseases Is Often Asymptomatic and Discovered