Normal Pancreas
Alpha cells secrete this hormone.
What is glucagon?
The most common cause of Pancreatitis in men.
What is alcoholism?
Excess bilirubin causes this symptom in pancreatitis patients.
What is jaundice?
Two medications that pancreatitis patients will frequently need for severe pain.
What is morphine and dilaudid?
This sphincter regulates forward motion and prevents reflux back into pancreatic tissue.
What is the sphincter of Oddi?
A decrease in pancreatic juice leads to an _____ of hydrochloric acid.
What is an increase?
The cause of dehydration in pancreatitis patients
What is internal bleeding?
A patient is NPO for more than a week. He needs this method of feeding.
What is TPN?
Two enzymes that make up the pancreatic juice
What is Lipase, Amylase, or Trypsin?
The most common cause of Pancreatitis in women.
What is the obstruction of the common bile duct?
This clinical manifestation is indicative of internal bleeding and shows up as a blue color on the abdomen
What is Cullen's Sign?
Restrictions for Pancreatitis patients (List 2)
What is bland food?
What is high protein?
What is low fat?
What is no caffeine?
What is no alcohol?
These two structures make up the the ampulla of Vater
What is the common bile duct and the pancreatic duct?
Gallstones travel out of the cystic duct and and lodge in this structure blocking juice and bile flow into the duodenum.
What is the common bile duct?
Two signs of hypocalcemia.
What are Chvostek’s and Trousseau’s signs?
A patient with pancreatitis is low in these 3 electrolytes.
What are calcium, magnesium, and potassium?
The role of the parasympathetic system (List 1).
What is increased digestive activity?
What is further release of pancreatic juice?
This causes the breakdown of pancreatic tissue.
What is enzyme activation?
A patient with pancreatitis has severe pain in this area.
What is epigastric pain radiating around to the back?
This surgical procedure is when the pancreatic duct is opened and anastomosis is made with jejumun.
What is pancreatojejunostomy?