Pancreatitis — Flashcards

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) is almost always secondary to another disease, which may be remembered with "STOP Making New Thrombi" S:_____, _____ T: Trauma O: *Obstetric complications P: Pancreatitis (acute) Making: Malignancy New: Nephrotic syndrome Thrombi: Transfusion

In addition to parotitis, mumps may also present with _____, pancreatitis, and aseptic meningitis

Parotitis can present with elevated serum _____

The causes of acute pancreatitis may be remembered with the mnemonic "I GET PP SMASHED": [https://www.ankingmed.com/congratulations] I: _____ G: Gallstones E: Ethanol T: Trauma (e.g. automobile accident in children - seatbelt injury) P: Posterior duodenal ulcer rupture P: Pancreas Divisum S: Steroids M: Mumps A: Autoimmune disease S: Scorpion sting H: HYPERcalcemia or Hypertriglyceridemia/Hyperchylomicronemia E: ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) D: Drugs (e.g. sulfa drugs, NRTIs, protease inhibitors)

What age group is most commonly affected by pancreatic adenocarcinoma? _____

What is the prognosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma? _____

Complications of acute pancreatitis include _____ due to activation of coagulation factors

What is the level of insulin in a patient with type 2 diabetes (elevated, decreased, normal)? _____

MEN _____ is associated with parathyroid adenomas

What is the serum calcium level in primary hyperparathyroidism? _____