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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
