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The pain associated with chronic pancreatitis is generally described as_____ in nature.

steady and boring

Chronic pancreatitis may lead to

diabetes mellitus

Untreated acute cholecystitis may lead to _ of the gallbladder wall.

gangrene

A patient with pancreatitis may experience muscle cramps secondary to

hypocalcemia

More than half of the initial cases of pancreatitis are associated with

alcoholism

A biliary cause of acute pancreatitis is suggested by an elevation in which serum laboratory results?

Alkaline phosphatase

The definitive treatment for cholecystitis is

cholecystectomy.

Most gallstones are composed of

cholesterol

It is true that gallstones are

more common in women

The most challenging aspect of treatment for chronic pancreatitis is

pain control

Elevated serum lipase and amylase levels are indicative of

pancreatitis

Patients with acute pancreatitis are generally made NPO and may require continuous gastric suctioning in order to

remove the usual stimuli for pancreatic secretion

Narcotic administration should be administered carefully in patients with acute pancreatitis related to potential for

sphincter of Oddi dysfunction

It is true that biliary cancer

tends to be asymptomatic and progress insidiously

Normal bile is composed of

water, electrolytes, and organic solutes

Which finding would indicate a critical complication of acute pancreatitis?

Dropping blood pressure