CASE STUDY
PANCREATITIS
Diagnosis - Acute pancreatitis
Treatment – Fasting, Fluids given intravenously, Pain relief by opioid
analgesics, IV prophylactic antibiotics may be given.
Differential Diagnosis – Acute appendicitis, Cholesystitis, Kidney
diseases, peptic ulcer etc.
Status praesens - at the time of observation his condition is satisfactory.
Temperature 36.7 C, pulse rate 70bpm, Respiratory rate : 18 cpm, BP :
98/80mmHg.
Note! Serum amylase is not this high in recurrent pancreatitis.
Serum amylase is rarely normal in patient with acute pancreatitis.
This is due to destruction of the land.
Please note that this clinical case study is just a summery based on the
international case study scheme and only the main important points are
mentioned here so that you can get an idea of how to solve a clinical case
similar to this disease.