Pancreatitis

Etiology

"IGETSMASHED"

  • I - Idiopathic
  • G - Gallstones
  • E - Ethanol
  • T - Tumors
  • S - Scorpion bite
  • M - Microbiology (TB, mumps, rubella, varicella, hepatitis, CMV, HIV)
  • A - Autoimmune (SLE, polyarthritis nodosa, Crohn's)
  • S - Surgery / trauma
  • H - Hypertriglyceridemia (TG >11.3), hypercalcemia, hypothermia
  • E - Emboli / ischemia
  • D - Drugs (furosemide, estrogen, H2 blockers, valproate, antibiotics, ASA)