Pancreatitis Flashcards
1
Q
What are the cause of acute pancreatitis?
A
The vast majority of cases in the UK are caused by gallstones and alcohol
Popular mnemonic is GET SMASHED
-Gallstones
-Ethanol
-Trauma
-Steroids
-Mumps (other viruses include Coxsackie B)
-Autoimmune (e.g. polyarteritis nodosa), Ascaris infection
Scorpion venom
-Hypertriglyceridaemia, Hyperchylomicronaemia, Hypercalcaemia, Hypothermia
-ERCP
-Drugs (azathioprine, mesalazine*, didanosine, bendroflumethiazide, furosemide, pentamidine, steroids, sodium valproate)
