Remember the causes of Acute Pancreatitis using the mnemonic STAY HOME.
STAY HOME
- Stone(gallstones)
- Toxins(Scorpion stings), Tumor
- Alcohol, Autoimmune
- injurie of pancreatic duct
- Hypertriglyceridemia, Hypercalcemia, Hereditary factors
- Obstruction(Biliary)
- Medication, Mumps, Mycoplasma
- ERCP
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