Causes for Acute Pancreatitis

Mnemonic for Acute Pancreatitis: 

I GET SMASHED


I diopathic
G allstones
E thanol
Trauma
S teroids
Mumps
Autoimmune (PAN)
Scorpion stings
Hyperlipidemia / Hypercalcemia
ERCP
Drugs

Another Mnemonic:

PANCREATITIS

Posterior
Alcohol
Neoplasm
Cholelithiasis
Rx (lasix, AZT)
ERCP
Abdominal surgery
Trauma
Infection (mumps)
Triglycerides elevated
Idiopathic
Scorpion bite

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