Pancreatitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the pancreas. Complications associated with pancreatitis are respiratory, kidney, or heart failure, all of which can be fatal. The prevalence of pancreatitis in India is 8 per 100,000 of the population. The major focus of most researchers in pancreatitis is on reforming treatment methods, surgery techniques, and radiation therapies. This quiz focuses on reviving your basic knowledge of pancreatitis.
Pancreatic damage is due to the activation of digestive enzymes that attack the pancreas. In 80 percent of the cases, acute pancreatitis etiology is gallstones and alcohol ingestion. Other causes are usually due to medications and rarely due to infections, trauma, or surgery of the abdomen. Only in 10 percent of the cases, the reason is not known (idiopathic). Pancreatitis is divided into acute and chronic: Acute pancreatitis is a sudden…