Acute Pancreatitis (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct

Acute Pancreatitis (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct What is acute pancreatitis? Inflammation of the pancreas What are the most common etiologies of pancreatitis in the United States? 1. Alcohol abuse (50%) 2. Gallstones (30%) 3. Idiopathic (10%) What is the acronym to remember all of the causes of pancreatitis? "I GET SMASHED": ● Idiopathic ● Gallstones ● Ethanol ● Trauma ● Scorpion bite ● Mumps (viruses) ● Autoimmune ● Steroids ● Hyperlipidemia/Hypercalcemia ● ERCP ● Drugs What are the symptoms of acute pancreatitis? Epigastric pain (frequently radiates to back); nausea and vomiting What are the signs of acute pancreatitis? ● Epigastric tenderness ● Diffuse abdominal tenderness ● Decreased bowel sounds (adynamic ileus) ● Fever Dehydration/shock What is the differential diagnosis in acute pancreatitis? ● Gastritis/PUD ● Perforated viscus ● Acute cholecystitis ● SBO ● Mesenteric ischemia/infarction ●Ruptured AAA Biliary colic Inferior MI/pneumonia