Sunday, June 9, 2013

Glasgow criteria For acute pancreatitis



Glasgow criteria For acute pancreatitis can be remembered as mnemonic PANCREAS:

  • P02 Oxygen < 60mmHg
  • Age > 55
  • (Neutrophilia) White blood cells > 15
  • Calcium < 2 mmol/L
  • Renal Urea > 16 mmol/L
  • Enzymes Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) > 600iu/L Aspartate transaminase (AST) > 200iu/L
  • Albumin < 32g/L
  • Sugar Glucose > 10 mmol/L

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