Podcast 839: Causes of Pancreatitis

<p><strong>Contributor: Travis Barlock, MD</strong></p> <p><strong>Educational Pearls:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">The causes of pancreatitis can be remembered with the mnemonic: “GET SMASHED” </span></li> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">G: Gallstones (Most common cause of pancreatitis overall) </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">E: Ethanol (Alcohol consumption is the most common cause of chronic pancreatitis)</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">T: Trauma </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">S: Steroids</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">M: Malignancy</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">A: Autoimmune </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">S: Scorpion Sting</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">H: Hypertryglyceridemia </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">E: ERCP</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="2"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">D: Drugs (e.g. Valproate, Antiretrovirals) </span></li> </ul> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>References</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beyer G, Habtezion A, Werner J, Lerch MM, Mayerle J. Chronic pancreatitis.</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Lancet</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">. 2020;396(10249):499-512. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31318-0</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Lankisch PG, Apte M, Banks PA. Acute pancreatitis [published correction appears in Lancet. 2015 Nov 21;386(10008):2058].</span> <em><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Lancet</span></em><span style= "font-weight: 400