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Causes of Increased Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)
Increased serum amylase is not always due to pancreatitis. Here are some
Causes of Increased ... always due to pancreatitis ... are some other causes ... • Pancreatic: ... Pancreatitis, Pseudocyst
Elevated Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)- Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pancreatic causes:
 - Pancreatic cancer
 - Complications pancreatitis: eg pseudocyst
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Diagnosis Algorithm Pancreatic ... causes: - Pancreatic ... Complications pancreatitis ... Post ERCP Non-pancreatic ... causes: - Salivary
Causes of Fat Malabsorption - Differential Diagnosis
Biliary Duct Obstruction
 • Autoimmune— PBC, PSC
 • Infection— liver
Causes of Fat Malabsorption ... Acquired • Chronic pancreatitis ... • Pancreatic ... resection Pancreatic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of a low fecal elastase
Abnormal pancreatic imaging:
Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic tumours including cystic disease, Pancreatic resection,
Causes of a low ... imaging: Chronic pancreatitis ... atrophy, Acute pancreatitis ... pancreas), Genetic causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Pancreatic Duct Stones on Ultrasound
Dilated pancreatic duct with calculi in pancreatic duct. Helpful tip- If pancreatic
Pancreatic Duct ... with calculi in pancreatic ... Ductal obstruction caused ... these stones is a cause ... pain in chronic pancreatitis
Causes of Biliary Dilatation - Differential Diagnosis
 • Physiological: ↑ Age, Cholecystectomy, Opioid dependence, Post-sphincterotomy
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Causes of Biliary ... • Neoplasia: Pancreatic ... Inflammatory: Chronic pancreatitis ... Biliary #Dilatation #causes
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Choledochal Cyst • Pancreatic ... : Pancreatitis, ... Pancreatic Pseudocyst ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes and Assessment of the Child with Recurrent Abdominal Pain
> 90% no structural cause identified
Gastrointestinal
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Causes and Assessment ... no structural cause ... Hepatobility/pancreatic ... Gall stones • Pancreatitis ... Diagnosis #Pediatrics #Causes
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
associated with acute pancreatitis ... conditions that cause ... might be due to pancreatic ... pregnancy, or other causes ... the release of pancreatic
Upper GI Bleed - Management Algorithm

Upper GI bleed Suspected: Melena, hematemesis, coffee-ground emesis, BRBPR
Initial Stabilization
Concern for
Consult GI ± EGD Causes ... • Hemosuccus pancreaticus