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Pancreatitis Flashcards

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What is necessary for severe acute pancreatitis?

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Surrounding retroperitoneal fat.

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What is the diagnostic criteria for acute pancreatitis?

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Have 2 of the following:

(1) pancreatic-type pain
(2) radiographic findings
(3) elevated amylase, lipase, etc. in blood chemistries

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What is the clinical presentation of acute pancreatitis?

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(1) severe, steady, band-like pain in the upper abdomen that radiates to the back
(2) vomiting
(3) quick onset and lasts for days

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What are common early complications of acute pancreatitis?

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(1) SIRS
(2) hypotension
(3) ileus
(4) renal failure
(5) third spacing / ascites
(6) hypoxia
(7) acidosis
(8) cholangitis
(9) hypocalcemia
(10) multisystem organ failure
(11) intraabdominal hemorrhage
(12) death

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What are common late complications of acute pancreatitis?

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(1) gut failure / malnutrition
(2) hypoalbuminemia
(3) necrosis / abscess
(4) biliary obstruction
(5) hospital-acquired infections
(6) chronic ventilator dependence
(7) pseudocysts
(8) splenic vein thrombosis
(9) death

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What is cholangitis?

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An infection of the common biliary duct that presents with:

(1) fever
(2) right upper quadrant pain
(3) jaundice

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What is the first event in acute pancreatitis?

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Trypsin becomes activated in pancreatic acinar cells.

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What are the 2 most common causes of acute pancreatitis?

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(1) alcohol

(2) biliary stones

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J: This medical procedure is a potential cause of acute pancreatitis.

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What is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)?

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What metabolic conditions are a potential causes of acute pancreatitis?

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(1) hypertriglyceridemia

(2) hypercalcemia

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What is the pathogenesis of biliary acute pancreatitis?

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(1) The papilla of Vater is blocked by a gallstone

(2) Bile builds up and enters the pancreatic duct causing damage, inflammation, etc.

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What histories are often seen in alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis?

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(1) fairly high doses for at least a few years

(2) 24 hours post-binge

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What are potential mechanisms for alcohol-induced acute pancreatitis?

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(1) mitochondrial damage leading to lysosome instability and oxidative stress
(2) poor blood flow
(3) sensitization to CCK leading to zymogen activation and cytokine generation

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Besides gallstones, what are some obstructive causes of acute pancreatitis?

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(1) adenocarcinoma
(2) ampullary tumors
(3) pancreatic duct stricture
(4) annular pancreas

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What drugs can cause acute pancreatitis?

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(1) HIV drugs (didanosine, pentamidine)
(2) thiazides
(3) ACE inhibitors
(4) valproic acid
(5) estrogen

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What are aggressive factors in the body that contribute to acute pancreatitis?

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(1) bile
(2) low pH
(3) trypsin
(4) high calcium and triglycerides
(5) CCK
(6) vagal stimulation / gastric distention

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What are protective factors in the body against acute pancreatitis?

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(1) SPINK1

(2) somatostatin

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Hw is acute pancreatitis treated?

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(1) IV fluids and pain control
(2) close monitoring
(3) ultrasound of gallbladder
(4) GI consult for cholangitis, biliary obstruction
(5) surgery consult for gallstone, infected necrosis
(6) antibiotics for necrosis, cholangitis

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J: This refers to peritoneal blood in the umbilicus, indicating acute pancreatitis.

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What is Cullen’s sign?

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J: This refers to hemorrhage in the retroperitoneum, indicating acute pancreatitis.

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What is Grey-Turner’s sign?

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What are some signs of chronic pancreatitis?

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(1) pancreatic calcifications
(2) pancreatic duct stones
(3) dilated, irregular pancreatic duct without a mass
(4) atrophy without a mass

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What are some false signs for chronic pancreatitis?

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(1) chronic elevations in amylase and lipase
(2) relapsing acute pancreatitis
(3) post-surgical exocrine dysfunction
(4) isolated steatorrhea
(5) swelling of the pancreatic head

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What’s the most common cause of chronic pancreatitis?

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Alcohol & tobacco.

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What are the 3 hypotheses as to the pathophysiology of chronic pancreatitis?

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(1) ductal obstruction
(2) toxic / metabolic
(3) necrosis / fibrosis

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Explain the ductal obstruction hypothesis for chronic pancreatitis.

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(1) Protein precipitates and calcifies in ducts.
(2) Trypsin is activated.
(3) There is inflammation upstream, followed by apoptosis and fibrosis of upstream acini.

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Explain the toxic / metabolic hypothesis for chronic pancreatitis.

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Oxidative stress from alcohol, CCK stimulation, or smoking leads to stellate cell activation and fibrosis.

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Explain the necrosis / fibrosis hypothesis for chronic pancreatitis.

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(1) Acute inflammation leads to necrosis.
(2) Cytokines from macrophages lead to chronic damage and an anti-inflammatory fibrotic “healing” state.
(3) Fibrosis leads to local ischemia, causing more necrosis.

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What are consequences of chronic pancreatitis?

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(1) pain
(2) steatorrhea
(3) diabetes
(4) biliary obstruction
(5) B12 deficiency
(6) cancer

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How is pain from chronic pancreatitis managed?

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(1) high dose, non-enteric, coated pancreatic enzymes
(2) quit alcohol and tobacco
(3) neural modulators
(4) narcotics
(5) remove stones and dilate strictures
(6) surgery

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How does diabetes due to chronic pancreatitis differ from typical diabetes?

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(1) There is no glucagon or somatostatin, so hypoglycemia is more of an issue
(2) Usually no ketoacidosis
(3) Very insulin sensitive peripherally

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What characterizes the early and late causes of mortality in acute pancreatitis?

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Early: organ failure
Late: infection

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What tests are used to diagnose chronic pancreatitis?

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(1) X-ray
(2) MRI (MRCP)
(3) ultrasound
(4) endoscopic ultrasound
(5) ERCP
(6) stool studies
(7) function tests

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