Sunday, 8 December 2013

Mnemonics... Pancreatitis

Here is a common but neat way to remember the causes of Pancreatitis:

I - Idiopathic

G - Gallstones
E - Ethanol (Alcohol consumption)
T - Trauma

S - Steroids
M - Mumps
A - Autoimmune (SLE, RA)
S - Scorpion sting
H - Hyperlipidaemia
E - ERCP (Iatrogenic)
D - Drugs

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