Acute Pancreatitis Flashcards
1
Q
Causes
A
I GET SMASHED
IDIOPATHIC
GALL STONES
ETHANOL
TRAUMA
STEROIDS
MUMPS
AUTOIMMUNE/ASCARIS INFECTION
SCORPION BENOM
HYPERLIPIDAEMIA/HYPERCALCAEMIA
ERCP
DRUGS
2
Q
Management
A
- fluids
- analgesia
- not nbm
- no prophylactic abx
- surgery - if due to gallstones
- ecrp if obstructed biliary system
- infected necrosis - radiological drainage or surgical necrosectomy
