USMLE Step 1 Review/Gastrointestinal
Causes of Acute Pancreatitis
"GET SMASHED"
- Gall stones
- Ethanol
- Trauma
- Steroids
- Mumps
- Autoimmune disease
- Scorpion venom
- Hyperlipidemia
- ERCP (dye)
- Drugs (Azathioprine, Asparginase, Mercaptopurines)
Alcohol and Gallstones are most common causes.