RT Book, Section
A1 Glass, Casey
A2 Cline, David M.
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Cydulka, Rita K.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Handel, Daniel A.
A2 Thomas, Stephen H.
SR Print(0)
ID 56272953
T1 Chapter 42. Pancreatitis and Cholecystitis
T2 Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 7e
YR 2012
FD 2012
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-178184-8
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56272953
RD 2024/04/25
AB Acute  pancreatitis  (AP)  is  a  common  cause  of  abdominal  pain,  and  the  diagnosis  is  based  primarily  on  the  patient's  history  and  clinical  examination  findings.  The  severity  of  the  disease  may  range  from  mild  local  inflammation  to  multisystem  organ  failure  secondary  to  a  systemic  inflammatory  response.  Cholelithiasis  and  alcohol  abuse  are  the  most  common  causes,  but  there  are  many  potential  etiologies.  Patients  without  risk  factors  often  develop  pancreatitis  secondary  to  medications  or  severe  hyperlipidemia.  Commonly  used  medications  associated  with  pancreatitis  include  acetaminophen,  carbamazepine,  enalapril,  estrogens,  erythromycin,  furosemide,  hydrochlorothiazide,  opiates,  steroids,  tetracycline,  and  trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.