Podcast 839: Causes of Pancreatitis

Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD Educational Pearls: Kidney stones: hard deposits that form inside the kidneys when urine becomes too concentrated The most common type is calcium oxalate Stones can travel from the kidney to the ureter → causes obstruction and renal colic Stone siz ...  Show more

Contributor: Aaron Lessen, MD Educational Pearls: Febrile work-ups in the emergency department require obtaining a urine sample to assess for UTI. In non-toilet trained children, this often means using catheterization. Depending on the volume of urine in the bladder, there may no ...  Show more

In this podcast we talk about our approach to Acute Pancreatitis. We are also going to touch base on diagnosis, grading, the different etiologies and the utility of imaging and various prognostic tools. Be sure to check out medicalbasics.com for more educational resources! If you ...  Show more

This episode discusses the causes and evaluation of pancreatitis.

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Session 22 Today, we tackle a pathophysiology question related to pancreatitis. Once again, we're joined by Dr. Karen Shackelford from BoardVitals. Check out their QBanks containing 1,700+ questions for Step1/Level 1. Use the promo code BOARDROUNDS to save 15% off. [01:50] Questi ...  Show more