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HOW TO DIAGNOSIS? The definition of acute pancreatitis is based on the fulfillment of ‘2 out of 3’ of the following criteria:- clinical (upper abdominal pain),
- laboratory (serum amylase or lipase >3x upper limit of normal) and/or
- imaging (CT, MRI, ultrasonography) criteria
WHAT TO DO NEXT? - to determine the etiology of acute pancreatitis
- prediction of severity: Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), Ranson's Criteria
HOW TO MANAGE? - Fluid therapy
- Intensive care management
- Preventing infectious complications
- Nutritional support
- Biliary tract management
- Timing of cholecystectomy (or endoscopic sphincterotomy)
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