Pancreatitis Flashcards
1
Q
- Principal caue of chronic pancreatitis
- Sex Affected?
- Pathogenesis
- Clinical Manifestations
A
- Chronic Alcohol Consumption
- 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 - ■ Present with abdominal pain
■ Decreased appetite
■ Weight loss
■ Poor quality of life
1
Q
- Serious inflammation of the pancreas.
- Most common cause of acute pancreatitis:
- involve only the interstitium
- necrosis of pancreatic tissue
- Pathogenesis
- Complications
- Clinical Manifestations
A
- Pancreatitis
- Gallstones
- Interstitial Pancreatitis
- Necrotizing Pancreatitis
- Inappropriate activation of trypsinogen within acinar cells to the enzyme try
- ■ Pancreatic fluid-filled collections
■ Pseudocysts
■ necrosis - ■ Pain
■ Nausea
■ Anorexia
■ Vomiting