Causes of pancreatitis (mnemonic)
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A catchy mnemonic for recalling the some of the causes of pancreatitis is:
- I GET SMASHED
Mnemonic
- I: idiopathic
- G: gallstones
- E: ethanol (alcohol)
- T: trauma
- S: steroids
- M: mumps (and other infections) / malignancy
- A: autoimmune
- S: scorpion stings/spider bites
- H: hyperlipidaemia/hypercalcaemia (metabolic disorders)
- E: ERCP
- D: drugs
The first four letters also represent the most common causes of pancreatitis.
-<strong>M: </strong>mumps (and other infections) / malignancy</li>- +<strong>M: </strong><a title="Mumps" href="/articles/mumps">mumps</a> (and other infections) / malignancy</li>