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patient was admitted for acute pancreatitis secondary to alcohol misuse. He was treated conservatively and discharged. he presents to your clinic after 8 weeks complaining of continued epigastric abdominal pain radiating to the back. Serum amylase is 7800. On examination, he is tender over the epigastrium. Blood pressure, pulse rate and temperature all unremarkable. The diagnosis is
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In a patient with chronic pancreatitis. pancreatic stones,and a 6-mm pancreatic duct, which of the following treatments is most likely to result in symptomatic relief?
Which of the following statements regarding the etiology of obstructive jaundice is true?
Which of the following statements regarding cholecystectomy are true?
A patient who has a total pancreatectomy might be expected to develop which of the following complications?
Indications for operation in Crohn's disease includes the following except
Calcular obstructive jaundice may not be treated by which of the followings?
Which of the following conditions associated with acute pancreatitis increase the mortality risk rate from 1% to 10-20 %
Common sites for peptic ulcers include the following except:
Which statement regarding adenocarcinoma of the pancreas is true?
Which statement concerning cholangitis is correct?
Which of the following is not clearly recognized as a cause of acute pancreatitis?
35-year-old woman presents with pancreatitis. Subsequent endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) reveals the congenital cystic anomaly of her biliary system. Which of the following statements regarding this problem is true?
Concerning pancreatic pseudocysts, the following statements are correct except that :
Carcinoma of the pancreas:
As regard treatment of cancer pancreas:
The most important investigation for the extent of cancer pancreas is:
Presentations of Zollinger Ellison syndrome include the following except:
What is not true of pancreatic pseudocyst:
As regards Surgical drainage of pseudo pancreatic cyst all are correct except:
The most sensitive test for diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is:
ERCP finding suggestive of chronic pancreatitis include:
The following are complications of acute pancreatitis. The most common cause of death is:
RaiSed amylase level:
The best treatment of acute pancreatitis is:
The most common cause of chronic pancreatitis:
The most common cause of acute pancreatitis:
Indications for laparotomy in acute pancreatitis include the following except:
As regard presentations of acute pancreatitis all are correct except:
A 56-y old male presents to the emergency department complaining of acute onset of intense boring epigastric pain radiating to the back. He is unable to lie in bed. His laboratory analysis is significant for a serum lipase of 1300 serum glucose of 260 mg/dl, LDH of 375 IU/L, AST of 350IU/L, and WBC of 18 kWhich of the following enzymes has been implicated in the etiology of pancreatitis?
Patient was admitted for acute pancreatitis secondary to alcohol misuse. He was treated conservatively and discharged. He presents to your clinic after 8 weeks complaining of continued epigastric abdominal pain radiating to the back. Serum amylase is 7800. On examination, he is tender over the epigastrium. Blood pressure, pulse rate and temperature all unremarkable. The diagnosis is
A 55-year-old man who is extremely obese reports weakness, sweating, tachycardia, confusion, and headache whenever he fasts for more than a few hours. He has prompt relief of symptoms when he eats. These symptoms are most suggestive of which of the following disorders?
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