Acute pancreatitis diagnosis — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Which pancreatic enzyme (amylase or lipase) is more specific for acute pancreatitis?_____

Answer: Lipase

Flashcard 2: Pancreatic pseudocyst presents as an abdominal mass with persistently elevated serum _____

Answer: amylase

Flashcard 3: Which paramyxovirus can result in pancreatitis?_____

Answer: Mumps

Flashcard 4: Acute _____ is diagnosed by 2 of 3 criteria: - Acute epigastric pain that radiates to the back - Increased serum amylase or lipase to 3x upper limit of normal - Characteristic imaging findings

Answer: pancreatitis

Flashcard 5: Complications of acute pancreatitis include _____ due to damage to the alveolar capillary interface

Answer: ARDS

Flashcard 6: 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

Answer: Sepsis

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Flashcard 7: In addition to parotitis, mumps may also present with _____, pancreatitis, and aseptic meningitis

Answer: orchitis

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Flashcard 8: Parotitis can present with elevated serum _____

Answer: amylase

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Flashcard 9: 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)

Answer: Idiopathic

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Flashcard 10: What age group is most commonly affected by pancreatic adenocarcinoma? _____

Answer: Elderly

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