Clinical CPD topic
Acute pancreatitis: practise, reflect and record
Practise acute pancreatitis through five clinical cases, review the explanations and build a professional learning record. Classify acute pancreatitis severity using persistent organ failure.
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What you’ll work on
- Classify acute pancreatitis severity using persistent organ failure.
- Choose enteral nutritional support and avoid prophylactic antibiotics.
- Select endoscopic management for symptomatic pseudocysts and anatomically suitable infected necrosis.
Think through a clinical case
Decide how you would approach this case before opening the question session.
A patient with pancreatitis develops persistent hypotension, acute kidney injury and hypoxaemia lasting more than 48 hours. What severity category is this?
A case from the UKMLA question bank. The session provides the answer and explanation after your attempt.
From a decision to a learning record
- Test your reasoning. Answer five questions from this topic’s clinical-content library.
- Explore the gaps. Review explanations and use Tutor to work through decisions that need more thought.
- Reflect on application. Describe what you learned and what you would change or investigate.
- Review your evidence. Confirm the activity and time spent, then retain or export your professional record.
Primary sources and further reading
Read the source in the same jurisdiction as your question session.