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 the mnemonic "STOP Making Thrombi": S: _____, _____ T: Trauma O: Obstetric complications P: Pancreatitis (acute) Making: Malignancy Thrombi: Transfusion

Answer: Sepsis

Extra: DIC involves the widespread activation of the coagulation cascade, leading to the consumption of clotting factors and platelets (consumptive coagulopathy). Pancreatitis causes DIC via the systemic release of digestive enzymes which can activate the coagulation cascade. * Pancreas shaped hair (Sketchy) = Pancreatitis -> DIC Note: Nephrotic syndrome causes a hypercoagulable state (e.g., renal vein thrombosis) due to loss of Antithrombin III, but is not a cause of DIC.

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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