Acute Pancreatitis

Question 1

What is Acute Pancreatitis?

Answer 1

Acute pancreatitis is where the pancreas becomes inflamed due to enzyme auto digestion.
80% of acute pancreatitis is mild but 20% of cases develop life threatening diseases

Question 2

Acute Pancreatitis pain symptoms?

Answer 2

• Constant pain in the upper left quadrant or middle

- Pain radiates to back

Question 3

Acute pancreatitis S&S

Answer 3

• Abdominal tenderness
• Central epigastric pain that may radiate to back
• Hypotension
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Dehydration
• Tachycardia
• Jaundice
• Fever
• Shock
• History of Alcohol or gall stones

Question 4

What are some of the causes of acute pancreatitis?

Answer 4

Gall Stones
Alcohol 
Steroids
Trauma
Mumps
Scorpion Sting
autoimmune
Hyperglycaemia

Question 5

What occurs in acute pancreatitis?

Answer 5

• Inflammation of the pancreas due to a number of causes
• Inflammation damages pancreatic acini which contain digestive enzymes
• Digestive enzymes released into surrounding tissue causing widespread damage

Question 6

What are some complications of acute pancreatitis?

Answer 6

• Chronic Pancreatitis
• pancreatic ascites
• Pancreatitis can cause lung injury via pancreatal effusion
• Acute renal failure
• Infected pancreatic necrosis
• Fatty necrosis