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ModerateGastroenterologyAcute pancreatitisuk-plab-1

A 49-year-old woman presents with severe epigastric pain radiating to the back and vomiting after a large meal. Serum amylase is three times the upper limit of normal and ultrasound confirms gallstones. She is tachycardic at 110 beats/min but normotensive and saturating well on air. What is the most appropriate initial management?

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