Signs&Symptoms
A key indicator that your patient may have pancreatitis...
What is Abdominal Pain
Past Health History that may affect/cause Pancreatitis
What is Biliary Tract Disease, Heavy Alcohol Use, Abd Trauma
It is important to control this symptom, by using this drug. (2 answers)
What is Pain and Morphine
Patient's with a history of pancreatitis should avoid this
What is Alcohol and caffeine
Nurses should monitor for hypocalcemia, signs are.
What is jerking, irritability, twitching, numb/tingling of the mouth and trousseau's sign.
These lab values will be increased with the onset of pancreatitis
What is Serum Amylase and Lipase
What are Cullen's and Turner's signs and what do they indicate
What is Periumbilical Discoloration and bluish colored flanks. Indicate internal hemorrhage
This drug relaxes smooth muscle, thus lowering pain
What is Nitroglycerin and Papaverine
Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis should only eat foods that are this
What is Bland and Low-Fat
Due to nausea, vomiting and anorexia, this should be monitored
What is fluid and electrolyte balance
Patients who have frothy, foul-smelling stool also called
What is Steatorrhea
This can be inspected when auscultating the lungs
What is crackles
Antispasmodics are important for this reason
What is decreasing vagal stimulation, motility and pancreatic outflow
Patients should tell their HCP if they notice this symptom because it may indicate destruction of the pancreas
What is steatorrhea
This happens to the pancreas when pancreatitis is chronic
What is fibrotic tissue on the pancreas resulting from progressive destruction. Also calcification, atrophy and strictures may occur.
These may worsen pain of patients with pancreatitis
What is Alcohol and Eating
Medications that may contribute to pancreatitis
What is Thiazides and Anti-inflammatory drugs
H2 Antagonists and PPIs are used for
What is lowering HCL Acid secretions
Patients should monitor their ____ because _____ may develop if they have chronic pancreatitis.
What is Blood Glucose, Diabetes Mellitus
Tetany may occur do to this imbalance
What is hypocalcemia
This enzyme becomes trapped in the Pancreas thus digesting the pancreas
What is Trypsin
Patient's who have pancreatitis may develop this metabolic disease and must be monitored
What is Diabetes Mellitus
This drug therapy is used for chronic pancreatitis and not acute pancreatitis
What is pancreatic enzyme products (PERT)
College students are at risk for pancreatitis because
What is high alcohol intake and risk for ulcers from stress
Possible complications of pancreatitis are
What is bile duct obstruction, pleural effusion, and pancreatic cancer, pseudocysts, abscess, necrotizing pancreatitis