Difference between revisions of "Pancreas"

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Mnemonic ''I GET SMASHED'':
Mnemonic ''I GET SMASHED'':
*Idiopathic.
*Idiopathic.
*Gallstones.
*Gallstones ~45%.
*Ethanol.
*Ethanol ~35%.
*Trauma.
*Tumours (pancreas, ampulla).
*Scorpion bites, snake bites.
*Scorpion bites, snake bites.
*Microorganisms - mumps (paramyxovirus), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV).
*Microbial - mumps (paramyxovirus), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), cytomegalovirus (CMV), mycoplasma.
*Autoimmune (polyarteritis nodosa, systemic lupus erythematosus).
*Autoimmune - Crohn's disease, polyarteritis nodosa (PAN), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
*Steroids.
*Surgery/trauma.
*Hypercalcemia, hyperlipidemia/hypertriglyceridemia, hypothermia.
*Hypercalcemia, hyperlipidemia/hypertriglyceridemia, hypothermia.
*ERCP (iatrogenic).
*Emoboli.
*Drugs - ''SAND'' = steroids & sulfonamides, azathioprine, NSAIDS, diuretics, such as furosemide.
*Drugs - ''SAND'' = steroids & sulfonamides, azathioprine, NSAIDS, diuretics, such as furosemide.


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