Pancreatic cancer risk in chronic pancreatitis — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Chronic pancreatitis may present with _____, which results in malabsorption with steatorrhea and fat-soluble vitamin deficiences

Answer: pancreatic insufficiency

Flashcard 2: Chronic pancreatitis is most often secondary to recurrent acute _____

Answer: pancreatitis

Flashcard 3: Pancreas divisum is mostly asymptomatic, but may cause chronic abdominal pain and/or _____

Answer: pancreatitis

Flashcard 4: Which type of familial dyslipidemia is associated with pancreatitis and hepatosplenomegaly? _____

Answer: Type I (hyperchylomicronemia)

Flashcard 5: What is the prognosis of pancreatic adenocarcinoma? _____

Answer: Very poor (1-year survival < 10%)

Flashcard 6: What age group is most commonly affected by pancreatic adenocarcinoma? _____

Answer: Elderly

Flashcard 7: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) is almost always secondary to another disease, which may be remembered with "STOP Making New Thrombi" S:_____, _____ T: Trauma O: *Obstetric complications P: Pancreatitis (acute) Making: Malignancy New: Nephrotic syndrome Thrombi: Transfusion

Answer: Sepsis

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Flashcard 8: In addition to parotitis, mumps may also present with _____, pancreatitis, and aseptic meningitis

Answer: orchitis

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Flashcard 9: Parotitis can present with elevated serum _____

Answer: amylase

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Flashcard 10: The causes of acute pancreatitis may be remembered with the mnemonic "I GET PP SMASHED": [https://www.ankingmed.com/congratulations] I: _____ G: Gallstones E: Ethanol T: Trauma (e.g. automobile accident in children - seatbelt injury) P: Posterior duodenal ulcer rupture P: Pancreas Divisum S: Steroids M: Mumps A: Autoimmune disease S: Scorpion sting H: HYPERcalcemia or Hypertriglyceridemia/Hyperchylomicronemia E: ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) D: Drugs (e.g. sulfa drugs, NRTIs, protease inhibitors)

Answer: Idiopathic

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