Diagnosing Acute Pancreatitis - Expert Advice!

How do you diagnose acute pancreatitis? What are the important findings in the history and the physical exam? Grey turner's sign? How common is that? Not that common. In today's video we're going to take a deep dive into the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. Sign up and be a part of the CITIZENSURGEON community! https://citizensurgeon.co/signup MUST HAVE SURGERY BOOKS Sabiston's Textbook of Surgery https://citizensurgeon.co/Sabiston Moore's Clinically Oriented Anatomy https://citizensurgeon.co/Moore Netter's Anatomical Atlas https://citizensurgeon.co/Netter Schwartz Principles of Surgery https://citizensurgeon.co/Schwartz Fischer's Mastery of Surgery https://citizensurgeon.co/Mastery Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations https://citizensurgeon.co/Zollinger Top Knife (MUST MUST HAVE) https://citizensurgeon.co/topknife Have you watched the video on the causes of acute pancreatitis? If not check it out here! https://citizensurgeon.co/APCauses I'm hoping to accomplish a few straight-foward goals... 1.). Identify the important aspects of the history including SRNOPDSARA questions and other clues 2.). Describe the physical exam and explain specific signs like Grey Turner's and Cullen's sign and why they happen. 3.). Discuss the difference between amylase and lipase, explain why lipase is a superior lab test and present other important labs in the workup. 4.). In depth review of important imaging modalities in the workup of acute pancreatitis and findings in plain xrays, ultrasound, CT and MRI. Check out these AMAZING timestamps and fast forward if you need to: Start 00:00 Why Acute Pancreatitis? 01:12 How do we classify acute pancreatitis? 07:16 How do we diagnose acute pancreatitis? 09:31 What is the physical exam in acute pancreatitis? 12:17 Labs in acute pancreatitis 14:07 Imaging in acute pancreatitis 17:27 WHO AM I? I'm Dr. Erik Pearson, FACS and I am a board certified pediatric surgeon living in Las Vegas. I make surgical education videos on all topics in general surgery as well as talks on lifestyle design as a surgeon, book reviews, and studying effectively. I also write a weekly newsletter called the Saturday Six where I identify Six different discoveries of the week. You can get the weekly newsletter by signing up to the CITIZENSURGEON Community! DISCLAIMER While my aim is to help educate you for the ward, the surgical ICU, the operating room and your exams remember these videos are not a replacement for your reading, your medical school and residency preparation and most important your own decision making. If you have medical questions definitely consult a medical professional. Good luck and enjoy! Affiliate Links - There are a few links in the description that may lead to a kickback to me to help support the channel.