Pancreatitis (Acute and Chronic) — Flashcards

Complications associated with _____ (IBD) include gallstones and calcium oxalate nephrolithiasis

_____ insufficiency precedes endocrine insufficiency in chronic pancreatitis (endocrine/exocrine)

One criteria for diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is increased serum _____ or lipase

A - _____ - Continuous involvement B - _____ - Cobblestone appearance

Toxic megacolon is defined as the dilatation of the transverse colon to a diameter of more than _____ cm

One cause of vitamin _____ deficiency is (SIBO) small intestinal bacterial overgrowth

Physiological test for pancreatic _____ocrine insufficiency is done using a test meal, called as Lundh test

Hint: end/ex

Zollinger-Ellison syndrome is characterized by acid hypersecretion, causing recurrent _____ in the duodenum and jejunum

Ulcerative colitis always involves the _____ and can extend proximally up to the cecum

In high resolution esophageal manometry, pressure sensors are no more than _____ cm apart and are upto 36 in number