Acute Pancreatitis: Sensitivity and Specificity
Introduction: Pancreatitis represents acute inflammation of the pancreas, most commonly due to alcohol or gallstones. Several of the diagnostic tests below can help to distinguish the etiology.
Note that several formulas have been developed to predict those pts who are more likely to have a complicated course of pancreatitis, including Ranson and Glascow/Imrie criteria and the APACHE II scoring system.
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Prevalence
Population / Calculator | Prevalence | Comments / Study / Link |
Acute abdominal pain | 2.5% | J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg. 2006;13(1):25-32. PMID: 16463208 |
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The sensitivity and specificity of findings for Acute Pancreatitis are listed below. See the left navigation bar to change the display.