ACUTE PANCREATITIS

ACUTE PANCREATITIS

1. CAUSES

2. MANAGEMENT

   • RANSON;S CRITERIA
     • a scoring system that helps healthcare professionals predict the severity and mortality of acute pancreatitis
   • NG TUBE
     • nasogastric tube is used to remove fluid & air and give the pancreas more time to heal

3. COMPLICATIONS

   • kidney failure
   • diabetes
   • pseudocyst
   • infection
   • pancreatic cancer

4. PANCREAS ANATOMY

5. HISTOLOGY

6. OTHER PANCREATIC PATHOLOGIES

   • Cancer
     • pancreatic adenocarcinoma
       • high mortality
   • Congenital anomalies
     • annular
     • divisum
     • agenesis

7. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

   • acinar cell injury due to due obstruction, release of intracellular proenzymes or defective cell transport

8. ·

   • INVESTIGATIONS
     • BLOOD TESTS
       • pancreatic enzymes
       • inflammatory markers
       • triglyceride levels
       • blood glucose
     • IMAGING
       • endosocopic ultrasound
       • Pancreatic Function Test (PFT)
       • Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)
       • CT scan

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