B5.065 Pancreatitis Flashcards
definition of acute pancreatitis
an acute inflammatory process of the pancreas with variable involvement of other regional tissues or remote organ systems
clinical presentation of acute pancreatitis
- symptoms, such as epigastric pain, consistent with disease
- serum amylase or lipase > 3x normal limit
- radiologic imaging consistent with the diagnosis, usually using CT or MRI
epidemiology of acute pancreatitis
17 per 100,000
2-3% mortality
median age depends on etiology
common etiologies of acute pancreatitis
alcohol biliary tract drugs ERCP trauma AIDs vasculitis
most common signs and symptoms associated w acute pancreatitis
severe epigastric pain, often radiating throughout back
nausea and emesis
fatigue and malaise
fever and chills
less common, ominous signs associated with acute pancreatitis
Grey-Turner’s sign: hemorrhagic discoloration of the flanks
Cullen’s sign: hemorrhagic discoloration of the umbilicus
pathophys of duct obstruction pancreatitis
duct obstruction > interstitial edema > impaired blood flow > ischemia > acinar cell injury
pathophys of acinar cell injury pancreatitis
alcohol/drugs/trauma/ischemia > release of intracellular proenzymes and lysosomal hydrolases > activation of enzymes > acinar cell injury
pathophys of defective intracellular transport pancreatitis
metabolic injury > delivery of proenzymes to lysosomal compartment > intracellular activation of enzymes > acinar cell injury
actions of activated enzymes
interstitial inflammation and edema
proteolysis
fat necrosis
hemorrhage
possible clinical outcomes of acute pancreatitis
90-95% mild, no organ failure
5-10% severe necrotizing, organ failure > 60% sterile and 40% infected
of infected necrosis, 15-25% mortality
lab tests done for acute pancreatitis
- serum amylase
- serum lipase
- serum trypsinogen
- urine amylase
- serum glucose
- serum bilirubin and lk phos
- serum calcium
- CBC
- BUN, Cr
expected value of serum amylase
2-3x normal in 2-12 hours
returns to normal in 3-4 days
expected value of serum lipase
rises and remains elevated for 7-14 days
expected value of serum trypsinogen
elevated with acute
decreased with chronic
expected value of serum calcium
hypocalcemia with acute
can contribute to globules of saponified fat in abdomen