This full-length episode on the inpatient management of acute pancreatitis includes not only the admission framework, but also key clinical pearls on the background, pathophysiology, etiologies, presentation, diagnosis, treatment, and complications associated with the disease to help take your understanding to the next level!

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Timestamps

00:00:00 - Background and Epidemiology

00:01:13 - A Note on Chronic Pancreatitis

00:01:31 - Admission Checklist

00:03:49 - HPI Intake

00:04:33 - Physical Exam

00:05:20 - Etiology and Differential

00:06:20 - Plan - Work Up

00:07:30 - Plan - Treatment

00:09:31 - If You Remember Nothing Else

00:10:04 - Pearls - Pathophysiology

00:11:15 - Pearls - Etiology and Risk Factors

00:12:56 - Pearls - Presentation and Diagnosis

00:15:56 - Pearls - Treatment

00:18:08 - Pearls – Complications

Show Notes

Reviews

• Acute Pancreatitis: A Review ⁠(JAMA, 2021)⁠


• Acute Pancreatitis ⁠(NEJM, 2016)

Trials

• WATERFALL Trial - Aggressive (20 ml/kg bolus + 3 ml/kg/hr) vs Non-Aggressive (10 ml/kg bolus + 1.5 ml/kg/hr) fluid resuscitation in acute pancreatitis - fluid overload resulted in 20.5% vs 6.3% of patients but no difference in the development of moderately severe or severe pancreatitis ⁠(NEJM, 2022)

Other Literature

• Enteral versus parenteral nutrition for acute pancreatitis ⁠(Cochrane, 2010)⁠


• A Critical Evaluation of Laboratory Tests in Acute Pancreatitis ⁠(Am J Gastroenterol, 2002)

Blogs and Summaries

• Clinical Problem Solvers - Acute Pancreatitis Illness Script


• Internet Book of Critical Care - Pancreatitis


• Radiopaedia - Imaging Findings in Acute Pancreatitis


• Pathway Guidelines Summary - Acute Pancreatitis