Author: Oliver Daly / Editor: John Scanlon / Reviewer: Jennifer Lockwood, Mehdi Teeli / Codes: A3 / Published: 18/10/2021
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Elicit the features on history and examination that suggest a diagnosis of pancreatitis in a patient with abdominal pain
- Describe the aetiology and pathophysiology of pancreatitis
- Perform a risk assessment in a patient presenting with suspected pancreatitis
- Order and interpret appropriate laboratory tests and imaging in patients with suspected pancreatitis
- Institute appropriate initial management and describe the ongoing care of a patient with pancreatitis
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