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ModerateGastroenterologyAcute pancreatitisuk-plab-1

A 30-year-old man presents with severe epigastric pain radiating to the back, vomiting and a raised serum amylase. He drinks 35 units of alcohol per week. He is tachycardic and mildly hypotensive. What is the most appropriate initial management?

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