dr_me_myself
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in a patient with signs and symptoms of acute pancreatitis, how can u make out the etiological difference (clinical and biochemical) between biliary pancreatitis and alcoholic pancreatitis if no distinct suggestive history exists? for instance, in a pt with both moderate alcohol intake and a few chol stones on usg- what biochemical markers can be relied upon for the etio?
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| Drtweetie
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in alcoholic pancreatitis, we'll see elevated AST, ALT, with ASL/ALT ratio >2
in biliary pancreatitis, there's an elevated ALKP, w/ min/none ALT, AST elevation
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