Diseases of the Pancreas · Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine · Clinical Specialties

How it begins

Una guía exhaustiva de la fisiopatología, semiología, diagnóstico y manejo de las enfermedades pancreáticas exocrinas y endocrinas, con énfasis en la integración clínica y el razonamiento internista.

What it covers

1. Anatomophysiological foundations of the pancreas
2. · Surgical anatomy and relationships
3. · The exocrine pancreas
4. · The endocrine pancreas: the islets of Langerhans
5. Clinical approach to the pancreas
6. · Semiology of pancreatic pain
7. · Interpretation of pancreatic enzymes
8. · Image modalities and their indication
9. Acute pancreatitis
10. · Etiology — the mnemonic "I GET SMASHED"
11. · Pathophysiology: the self-digestion cascade
12. · Severity Rating (Atlanta Revised)
13. · Time phases and prognostic scales
14. Complications and treatment of acute pancreatitis
15. · Pillars of treatment
16. · Local complications (Atlanta terminology)
17. · Systemic and vascular complications
18. · Specific etiological management
19. Chronic pancreatitis
20. · Etiology — "TIGAR-O" classification
21. · Clinical — the classical triad (late)
22. · Diagnosis
23. · Treatment
24. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI)
25. · Main causes
26. · Clinical and diagnosis
27. Autoimmune pancreatitis
28. Hereditary disorders and cystic fibrosis
29. · Hereditary pancreatitis
30. · Cystic fibrosis and pancreas
31. Cystic lesions of the pancreas
32. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
33. · Epidemiology and risk factors
34. · Location and presentation
35. · Diagnosis, marker and staging
36. · Treatment principles
37. Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
38. · Functioning NET syndromes
39. · Diagnosis and treatment
40. Integrative synthesis
41. · The four axes that organize pathology
42. · Golden rules for practice