Flashcards in Pancreas Deck (39)
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congenital anomaly: incomplete fusion of dorsal and ventral pancreatic buds/ducts; duct of santorini provides main drainage; may predispose to recurrent acute pancreatitis
pancreas divisum
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congenital anomaly: head of pancreas incircles the duodenum; can cause duodenal obstruction; associated with pancreatitis, duct obstruction, peptic ulcers
annular pancreas
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acute condition caused by inflammation and enzymatic necrosis of the pancreas resulting in acute onset of abdominal pain
actue pancreatitis
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metabolic etiologic agents in actue pancreatitis
alcohol, hyperlipoporteinemia, hypercalcemia, drugs, genetic
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mechanical etiologic agents in acute pancreatitis
gallstone, traumatic injury, perioperative injury
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vascular etiologic agents in acute pancreatitis
shock, atheroembolism, polyarteritis nodosa
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infectious etiologic agents in acute pancreatitis
mumps, coxsackie virus, m. pneumoniae
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Most common causes of acute pancreatitis
alcohol, gallstones
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edema, fat necrosis, parenchymal necrosis, hemorrhage, extra-pancreatic manifestations
acute pancreatitis
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repeated episodes of mild to moderate inflammation with continued loss of pancreatic tissue and subsequent fibrosis; most common in alcoholic males
chronic pancreatitis
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risks factors of which disease: alcohol, biliary disease, hypercalcemia and hyperlipidemia, pancreas divisum
chronic pancreatitis
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calcifications associated with ...
chronic pancreatitis
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localized collection of pancreatic secretions that develop following inflammation; usually unilocular; lack a true epithelial lining; lined by fibrin and granulation tissue
pancreatic pseudocyst
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4th leading cause of cancer death in US; high mortality rate
pancreatic adenocarcinoma
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10% experience migratory thrombophlebitis (Trousseau's sign); may have elevated serum CA19-9
pancreatic adenocarcinoma
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pancreatic adenocarcinoma lesions of head (60%) often involve ..., producing obstructive symptoms and jaundice
ampulla
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25% of head tumors extend to ...
duodenal wall
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most functional (hormones released causes symptoms) neuroendocrine tumors are ...
benign
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most nonfunctional (hormones released by tumor do not cause symptoms) neuroendocrine tumors are ...
malignant
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associated syndrome of neuroendocrine tumors: hypoglycemia, high insulin levels
hyperinsulinism- insulinoma
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associated syndrome of neuroendocrine tumors: recalcitrant peptic ulcer disease, gastric hypersecretion induced by gastrin, pancreatic islet cell tumor
zollinger-ellison syndrome (gastrinoma)
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associated syndrome of neuroendocrine tumors: alpha cell tumor, increased glucagon
glucagonoma
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associated syndrome of neuroendocrine tumors: delta cell tumor
somatostatinoma
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associated syndrome of neuroendocrine tumors: watery diarrhea
VIPoma
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70% women, associated with von Hippel Lindau syndrome, diabetes
serous cystadenoma
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papillary proliferation of ductal epithelium with excessive mucin production, usually oozing from ampulla of vater, with ductal dilation; treatment resect entire tumor; complex papillary fronds
intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm
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heterogeneous groups of disorders of the endocrine pancreas sharing hyperglycemia as a common feature
diabetes mellitus
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immunologically-mediated destruction of b-cells
diabetes mellitus type 1
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insufficiente insulin secretion relative to glucose load; insulin resistance of peripheral tissues
type 2 DM
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