Mnemonics

Question 1

Pancreatitis causes

Answer 1

I GET SMASHED (first 4 letters are most common causes)
I - idiopathic
G - gallstones/genetic (CF)
E - ethanol (alcohol)
T - trauma
S - steroids
M - mumps/other infections/malignancy
A - autoimmune
S - scorpion stings/spider bites
H - hyperlipidaemia/hypercalcaemia/hyperparathyroid (metabolic disorders)
E - ERCP
D - drugs (tetracyclines, furosemide, azathioprine, thiazides, many more)

Question 2

VINDICATE

Answer 2

Vascular
Inflammatory/infectious
Neoplastic
Degenerative/deficiency/drugs
Iatrogenic/idiopathic/intoxication
Congenital
Autoimmune/allergic/anatomic
Traumatic
Endocrine/environment