Approach to the Critical Patient

Time critical priorities

Immediate priorities

Early risk stratification

Initial severity framing

History

Core presentation

Typical syndrome

Etiology focused risks

Cause categories

Complication screening

Severity clues

Physical Exam

General and vitals

Clinical severity scan

Abdominal and systemic findings

Abdominal findings

Extra abdominal findings

PITFALLS

Differential Diagnosis

Life threatening mimics

Critical alternatives

Common abdominal mimics

Mimics and overlaps

Laboratory Tests

Diagnostic confirmation labs

Pancreatitis diagnostic labs

Etiology and severity labs

Etiology and severity panel

Interpretation pitfalls

Limitations and pitfalls

Diagnostic Tests

Scoring Systems

Severity scoring

MRI

MRI and MRCP

CT

CT imaging

Ultrasound

Ultrasound applications

Disposition

Level of care decisions

Disposition framework

In hospital pathway milestones

Key inpatient milestones

Treatment

Fluids and hemodynamics

Fluid strategy

Analgesia and symptom control

Pain and nausea control

Nutrition

Feeding strategy

Etiology directed interventions

Biliary pancreatitis

Hypertriglyceridemia pancreatitis

Alcohol associated pancreatitis

Drug induced pancreatitis

Antibiotics and infection management

Infection strategy

VTE and ulcer prophylaxis

Supportive prevention

Special Populations

Pregnancy

Pregnancy considerations

Geriatric

Older adult considerations

Pediatrics

Pediatric considerations

Background

Epidemiology

Epidemiology facts

Pathophysiology

Mechanism overview

Therapeutic Considerations

Treatment rationale

Patient Discharge Instructions

copy discharge instructions

Discharge instructions

References

Guidelines and high quality sources

Key guidelines

Coding and terminology

Coding references

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