Question 25 (part 2) · LEK · Acute pancreatitis
The most common systemic complications of acute pancreatitis do not include:
- A. a septic shock.
- B. respiratory failure.
- C. mental disturbances.
- D. chronic renal failure.
- E. paralytic obstruction of the small intestine.
Hint
Distinguish acute organ dysfunction caused by systemic inflammation from conditions that take months or years to develop.
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