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most sensitive test for chronic pancreatitis?
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| alice8
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secretin test :?:
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yep  correct
most sensitive test for chronic pancreatitis is secretin stimulation test: IV secretin administered, which stimulates the pancreas. Bicarbonate levels in the duodenum are measured
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but unavailable in most hospitals :|
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If you suspect chronic pancreatitis,
-first: a flat abd x-ray and a serum trypsin level: the pancreas is calcified, or low serum trypsin level => chronic pancreatitis.
-if -ive then do: abd US or CT, or the Secretin test (if available, the most sensitive)
-if -ive also: ERCP
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