Diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Diagnosis of chronic pancreatitis Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Chronic pancreatitis is most often secondary to recurrent acute _____
Answer: pancreatitis
Flashcard 2: Which pancreatic enzyme (amylase or lipase) is more specific for acute pancreatitis?_____
Answer: Lipase
Flashcard 3: Pancreatic insufficiency is associated with _____ excretion of fecal elastase
Answer: decreased
Flashcard 4: Pancreatic pseudocyst presents as an abdominal mass with persistently elevated serum _____
Answer: amylase
Flashcard 5: Cystic fibrosis may cause _____ insufficiency, resulting in malabsorption
Answer: pancreatic
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
Extra:
* Pancreas shaped hair= Pancreatitis -> DIC
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Flashcard 7: In addition to parotitis, mumps may also present with _____, pancreatitis, and aseptic meningitis
Answer: orchitis
Extra:
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/pediatrics/peds-infectious-rashes/acquire?ref=anki
Flashcard 8: Parotitis can present with elevated serum _____
Answer: amylase
Extra:
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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
Extra:
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Flashcard 10: What age group is most commonly affected by pancreatic adenocarcinoma?
_____
Answer: Elderly
Extra:
* Old man with gray hair and gray beard
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