Med Pancreas Flashcards
Venous drainage
Portal system
Blood supply of pancreas
Celiac to gastroduodenal to sup pancreaticoduodenal
Superior mesenteric artery to inf pancreaticoduodenal
Lymphatic drainage of pancreas
Pancreaticosplenic
Pancreaticoduodenal
Preaortic lymph nodes
Pancreas are how many % exocrine or endocrine?
80% exocrine
20% endocrine
Unique structure of pancreas
Centroacinar cells
4 endocrine cells in the islet of langerhans and their secretions
A: glucagon
B: insulin
D: somatostatin
PP
Pain in acute pancreatitis
Epigastric that radiates to back
Increased 3x in acute pancreatitis
Amylase and lipase
2 conditions that may develop from acute pancreatitis
DM and steatorrhea
Diagnostic modality to distinguish interstitial pancreatitis from necrotizing pancreatitis
Contrast-enhanced pancreatitis
Ranson’s and Apache II scores for severe acute pancreatitis
Ranson’s >=3
Apache II >= 8
Signs of shock
SBP <90 mmHg
PaO2 <=60mmHg
Creatinine >2 mg/dL
GI bleeding >500ml/24h
When do encapsulated pseudocyst appear
4-6weeks after acute pancreatitis
T or F?
Pancreatic abscess has higher mortality than pancreatic necrosis
False
Most common cause of pancreatitis
Alcohol, drugs, gallstone
2 theories for pancreatitis
Trypsinogen conversion to protein (trypsinogen activation peptide)
Common channel theory
Tx for migraine that cause spasm of sphincter of Oddi
Ergotamine (overdose)
Tx for HCC that cause pancreatitis
Arterial embolization and
Atheromatous embolization to pancreas