Acute Pancreatitis

Acute Pancreatitis

1. Anatomy of the Pancreas

   • Blood supply

2. Physiology of Exocrine Pancreas

3. Acute pancreatitis causes acute abdomen

   • Acute abdomen
     • Differential diagnosis

4. Causes

5. Pathophysiology

6. Investigations

   • Blood tests
     • Serum amylase
     • Serum lipase
     • Serum trypsin
     • CBC
     • Liver function tests
     • Urea
     • Creatinine
   • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

7. Complications

8. Management

   • Mild Acute pancreatitis
   • Severe Acute Pancreatitis

9. Clinical features

   • Epigastric abdominal pain that radiates to the back
   • Nausea and Vomiting
   • Periumbilical and flank hemorrhage
   • Elevated serum lipase and amylase and hypocalcemia

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