Question 131 · LEK · Acute pancreatitis
The pain in severe acute pancreatitis should not be treated with:
- A. buprenorphine.
- B. bupivacaine.
- C. metamizole.
- D. morphine.
- E. tramadol.
Hint
Think of the opioid traditionally said to increase sphincter of Oddi tone, a classic theoretical concern in pancreatitis.
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