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Flashcards in Pathoma: Exocrine Pancreas Deck (10)
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1
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What is annular pancreas?

A

A condition in which the pancreas wraps around the duodenum and obstructs it

2
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What kinds of necrosis occur in acute pancreatitis?

A

Fat necrosis (from lipase release onto pancreatic fat) and liquefactive necrosis from zymogen release onto pancreatic cells

3
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Hyper-____________ and hyper-______________ can trigger acute pancreatitis.

A

calcemia (because calcium activates pancreatic enzymes); lipidemia

4
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What virus can cause acute pancreatitis?

A

Mumps

5
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Acute pancreatitis can lower what serum electrolyte?

A

Calcium, because calcium gets absorbed in saponification

6
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Why does pancreatitis cause DIC and ARDS?

A

Because the pancreatic enzymes activate clotting factors (DIC) and eat away at the protein lining of the alveoli

7
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Pancreatic insufficiency is a characteristic of _____________.

A

chronic pancreatitis

8
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True or false: amylase and lipase remain elevated in chronic pancreatitis.

A

False. Acinar atrophy, which occurs in chronic pancreatitis, leads to decreased production and release of amylase and lipase.

9
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Diabetes in a thin, elderly person should raise suspicion of ___________.

A

pancreatic adenocarcinoma in the body or tail of the pancreas (where there are more endocrine cells)

10
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What is the Whipple procedure?

A

A surgical treatment for pancreatic cancer in which the gallbladder and head of the pancreas are removed

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