Pancreas

Question 1

Treatment for acute PANCREATITIS

Answer 1

goals are that patient has relief of pain, normal fluid and electrolyte balance, minimal complication and no recurrent attacks.

Drugs
Antacids
Antispasmodics
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
Morphine, Demerol
Nitroglycerine
Propton Pump Inhibitors

Question 2

Treatment for Chronic PANCREATITIS

Answer 2

Focus on relieving pain and controlling pancreatic exocrine and endocrine insufficiency.
Diet,
Pancreatic enzyme replacement
Diabetes control
NO alcohol
Stop smoking
Pancreatic enzyme products (pancreatin and pancrelipase)

Drugs
Insulin
Pancreatin pancrelipase

Question 3

Pancreatic cancer treatment

Answer 3

• Surgery is the most effective treatment for pancreatic cancer, but, at diagnosis, only 15% to 20% of patients have resectable tumors
• chemotherapy and radiation therapy
• Administering medications
• Providing comfort measures
• Providing nutritional support, including frequent feedings and supplements
• Implementing steps to manage the effects of anorexia, or any nausea/vomiting
• Providing skin care for patients receiving radiation therapy