Severity Scores in Acute Pancreatitis

How can you predict the severity of acute pancreatitis?

We have learned from the previous videos about the causes of pancreatitis and how we can diagnose pancreatitis and now we're going to learn how to predict severity!


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If you haven't had a chance to check out those videos definitely check them out below!

Causes of Pancreatitis -    • What Causes Acute Pancreatitis and Why?  
Diagnosis of Pancreatitis -    • Diagnosing Acute Pancreatitis - Exper...  


If you want to check out my new series "simply explained" and learn about pancreatitis through 10 questions, go to this video and let me know what you think!

   • Understanding Acute Pancreatitis: A S...  


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Check out these AMAZING timestamps and fast forward if you need to:

Start 00:00
Organ Failure and Complications 02:07
Mild, Moderate of Severe Pancreatitis 06:11
Risk Factors for Severe Acute Pancreatitis 08:37
Scores to Predict Severity of Acute Pancreatitis 10:15
Which score to use? 17:30

REFERENCES
Four Scoring Systems for Acute Pancreatitis
https://citizensurgeon.co/FourScoresAP
Predicting Severity in Acute Pancreatitis https://citizensurgeon.co/PredictingS...
Acronyms for Ranson's Criteria https://citizensurgeon.co/AcronymsAP

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