A 47-year-old man presents with acute severe epigastric pain radiating to the back, nausea and vomiting after a heavy meal and alcohol intake. Lipase ...

Question

A 47-year-old man presents with acute severe epigastric pain radiating to the back, nausea and vomiting after a heavy meal and alcohol intake. Lipase is 1,000 U/L (normal

Accepted Answer

Typical abdominal pain plus lipase more than three times the upper limit of normal

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Typical abdominal pain only

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Elevated lipase alone

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Imaging findings alone

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Typical abdominal pain plus gallstones on ultrasound even with normal lipase

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Acute pancreatitis diagnosis