Pancreas

Question 1

Causes of Pancreatitis

Answer 1

I GET SMASHED

I - idiopathic
G - gallstones
E - ethanol
T - trauma
S - steroids
M - mumps
A - autoimmune
S - scorpian bite
H - hyperlipidaemia / hypercalcaemia (metabolic disorders)
E - ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatogram)
D - drugs

Question 2

Scoring system for acute pancreatitis - Glasgow criteria

Answer 2

PANCREAS

P - PaO2  55yrs
N - neutrophils (WCC >15x10^9/L)
C - calcium  16mmol/L
E - enyzmes, LDH >600iu/L, AST >200iu/L
A - albumin >32g/L
S - sugar: blood glucose > 10mmol/L (non-diabetics)

score of 3 or more - severe pancreatitis
Valid for gallstone and alcohol induced pancreatitis

Question 3

Glasgow criteria (GLASCOW)

Answer 3

G - glucose
L - lactate dehydrogenase
A - albumin
S - serum urea
C - calcium
O - oxygen
W - white cell count