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BI MONTHLY ASSESSMENT NOVEMBER 2020

  Question 1) pain in the epigastric region differentials Epigastric Biliary: cholecystitis, cholelithiasis, cholangitis Cardiac: myocardial infarction, pericarditis Gastric: esophagitis, gastritis, peptic ulcer Pancreatic: mass, pancreatitis Vascular: aortic dissection, mesenteric ischemia p971.html Gall stones : https://gi.org/topics/gallstone-pancreatitis/ This occurs at the level of the sphincter of Oddi, a round muscle located at the opening of the bile duct into the small intestine. If a stone from the gallbladder should travel down the common bile duct and get stuck at the sphincter, it blocks outflow of all material from the liver and pancreas. This results in inflammation of the pancreas that can be quite severe. 2)sob- acidosis due to renal failure          ? Ards secondary to sepsis/pancreatitis           Pleural effusion due to acute pancreatitis            3)decreased urine output-pre renal Aki secondary to volume loss(oliguric) 3rd space loss due to pancreatitis Sepsis in