Pancreatitis

Question 1

Ranson criteria

Answer 1

0 Hours: 
- age > 55, 
- WBC > 16,000, 
- BG > 200 mg/dL, 
- LDH > 350 Ul, 
- AST > 250 U/L
48 hours: 
- hematocrit - fall by > 10 %, 
- BUN - increase by > 5 mg/dL, 
- Serum Ca < 8 mg/dL, 
- pO2 < 60 mmHg, 
- base deficit > 4 MEq/L, 
- fluid sequestration > 6000 mL