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Component Pancreatitis
Pathophysiology Inflammatory disorder of the pancreas with abdominal pain
The process leads to activation of zymogens inappropriately
inside the pancreas. Trypsin is a key factor.
Oedema can cause the pancreas to swell.
Trypsin and other enzymes cause more damage in more severe
cases. Thus leading to pancreatic necrosis.
Epidemiology Causes: Alcohol, Gall stones ~80% [GET SMASHED]
Time Course Variable
Clinical Features Mild
– Abdo pain
– Minimal resolving abdo signs
– Moderate tachycardia
Severe
– Severe abdo pain
– Severe toxaemia
– General peritonitis
– Acute respiratory distress syndrome