Question 102 · LEK · Acute pancreatitis
Indicate the true statement concerning acute pancreatitis (AP):
- A. main causes of AP are gallstones and drug abuse.
- B. in 50% of patients the AP has the form of severe necrotic pancreatitis.
- C. in the course of AP the increase in serum lipase activity lasts longer than the increase in amylase activity.
- D. endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography should be performer in all patients with the diagnosis of AP.
- E. when severe necrotic pancreatitis is diagnosed, the treatment of choice is surgery.
Hint
Compare how long each of the two pancreatic enzymes stays elevated after the onset of the disease.
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