Pancreatitis Flashcards

1
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  1. Principal caue of chronic pancreatitis
  2. Sex Affected?
  3. Pathogenesis
  4. Clinical Manifestations
A
  1. Chronic Alcohol Consumption
  2. Male Ages bete 35 and 45
    3,
    ■ Alcohol consumption leads to release of pancreatic fluid
    ■ Alcohol or one of its metabolites acts as a different toxin on pancreatic tissue or sensitizes the acinar cells
  3. ■ Present with abdominal pain
    ■ Decreased appetite
    ■ Weight loss
    ■ Poor quality of life
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  1. Serious inflammation of the pancreas.
  2. Most common cause of acute pancreatitis:
  3. involve only the interstitium
  4. necrosis of pancreatic tissue
  5. Pathogenesis
  6. Complications
  7. Clinical Manifestations
A
  1. Pancreatitis
  2. Gallstones
  3. Interstitial Pancreatitis
  4. Necrotizing Pancreatitis
  5. Inappropriate activation of trypsinogen within acinar cells to the enzyme try
  6. ■ Pancreatic fluid-filled collections
    ■ Pseudocysts
    ■ necrosis
  7. ■ Pain
    ■ Nausea
    ■ Anorexia
    ■ Vomiting
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