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Anajune7

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The most common cause of acute pancreatitis is:
 
  A. Trauma
  B. Hepatitis virus A
  C. Hyperlipidemia
  D. Alcohol abuse

Question 2

A patient is lying supine and the clinician deeply palpates the right upper quadrant of the abdomen while the patient inhales. The examiner is testing the patient for:
 
  A. Psoas sign
  B. Obturator sign
  C. Rovsing's sign
  D. Murphys' sign



olivia_paige29

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Biliary tract disease and alcoholism account for 80 or more of the pancreatitis admissions. Other causes include hyperlipidemia, drugs, toxins, infection, structural abnormalities, surgery, vascular disease, trauma, hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcemia, renal transplantation, and hereditary pancreatitis. The most common cause of pancreatitis is alcohol abuse.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Murphy's Sign is elicited by deeply palpating the right upper quadrant of the abdomen. Pain is present on deep inspiration when an inflamed gallbladder is palpated by pressing the fingers under the rib cage. Murphy's sign is positive in cholecystitis.



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