CAUSES: ACUTE PANCREATITIS
Questions on Acute Pancreatitis are pretty common on the USMLE / PLAB / AMC etc.
Here's a stupid way to remember the most common causes of acute pancreatitis
"BACTEROID"
B - Biliary Obstruction (Most Common Cause)
A - Alcohol
C - Calcium (Hypercalcemia)
T - Trauma + Triglycerides (Hypretriglyceridemia)
ER - ERCP (as a complication)
O - Others....
I - Infections (e.g. Mumps)
D - Drugs (Azathioprine, Valproate, etc.)
Here's a stupid way to remember the most common causes of acute pancreatitis
"BACTEROID"
B - Biliary Obstruction (Most Common Cause)
A - Alcohol
C - Calcium (Hypercalcemia)
T - Trauma + Triglycerides (Hypretriglyceridemia)
ER - ERCP (as a complication)
O - Others....
I - Infections (e.g. Mumps)
D - Drugs (Azathioprine, Valproate, etc.)
Labels: Pancreas, Pathology Mnemonics
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posted by Digitaldoc, MD at 7:40 PM
Comments on "CAUSES: ACUTE PANCREATITIS"
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Liz Larkin said ... (December 1, 2007 6:21 AM) :
Post Your Comment !Another good one is "I GET SMASHED"
I - idiopathic
G - gallstones/biliary obstrxn
E - ethanol
T - trauma
S - steroids
M - mumps (and other viral causes)
A - autoimmune (SLE)
S - scorpion sting (don't ever use this one as an answer)
H - hyps (hypercalcemia, hyperlipidemia, hypothermia)
E - ERCP
D - drugs (NSAIDs) and Duodenal Ulcers.