Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: Chronic pancreatitis may present with _____, which results in malabsorption with steatorrhea and fat-soluble vitamin deficiences
Answer: pancreatic insufficiency
Flashcard 2: Chronic pancreatitis is most often secondary to recurrent acute _____
Answer: pancreatitis
Flashcard 3: Pancreas divisum is mostly asymptomatic, but may cause chronic abdominal pain and/or _____
Answer: pancreatitis
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: 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:
https://onlinemeded.org?ref=anki
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:
Watch Acute & Chronic Pancreatitis [https://dashboard.sketchy.com/study/medical/courses/medical-pathophysiology/units/medical-pediatrics-hepatobiliary/videos/medical-pathophysiology-hepatobiliary-pancreatic-disease-acute-and-chronic-pancreatitis?utm_source=anki&utm_medium=partnership&utm_campaign=february_update&utm_content=medical] Watch associated Bootcamp video [https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/gastroenterology/videos/pancreatic-and-biliary-pathology?index=3]
https://onlinemeded.org/spa/surgery-general/pancreas/acquire?ref=anki
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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