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18 Cards in this Set
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What is inflammation of the pancreas called? |
Acute Pancreatitis |
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What is the most common cause of Acute Pancreatitis? |
Biliary tract disease |
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What is the second most common cause of Acute Pancreatitis? |
Alcoholism |
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What are common symptoms of Acute Pancreatitis? |
Elevated Amylase and Lipase |
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Which enzyme is elevated first and which one stays elevated longest? |
Amylase - elevated first Lipase - elevated longest |
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What is a collection of fluid that arises from the loculation of inflammatory processes, necrosis, or hemorrhage? |
Pseudocysts |
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Where is a pseudocyst most commonly found? |
Lesser sac |
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What are the three pseudocyst classifications? |
Septated Excessive internal echoes Pseudocyst with absent posterior enhancement |
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What is the most common complication of a pseudocyst? |
Rupture |
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What is an inflammatory process that spreads along fascial pathways causing areas of inflammatory soft tissue edema that may necrose and suppurate? |
Phlegmonous Pancreatitis |
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What causes a pancreatic abscess? |
Post operative procedure Infection |
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What is a rapid progression of acute pancreatitis with ruptured pancreatic vessels and hemorrhage? |
Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis |
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What is a common indication of Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis when there is a continuous rupture? |
Grey Turner's sign |
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Is Hematocrit elevated or decreased with Hemorrhagic Pancreatitis? |
Decreased |
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What is the progressive destruction of the pancreatic tissue from repeated cases of acute pancreatitis? |
Chronic Pancreatitis |
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If calcifications are present with Chronic Pancreatitis, what is commonly found? |
25% of patients have pancreatic carcinoma |
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What is the most common cystic lesion of the pancreas? |
Pseudocysts |
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What kind of lining do Lymphoepithelial cysts have? |
Squamous lining |
