Acute Pancreatitis

[Stmagt]

Your videos are, by far, the most concise but well-explained lectures I’ve watched in youtube. Thank you.

[itsjustme]

Wow! Excellent teaching! Thank you so much for improving my old brain. I had duodenitis years ago. I've also had gallbladder removed and stones taken out of my bile duct 2 years later, among many other things. I love learning medical stuff even though I'm not all that sharp of a learner. You definitely put a light on in my head that was blown out before. I will watch this several times to learn it.

[aimeedenise]

Love this explanation! I’ve watched so many videos that were either over complicated, or simply didn’t explain well. Thanks!

[TraciRancier]

This video was SO helpful. Broke it down perfectly and I feel confident in my understanding of Acute Pancreatitis. Thank you for making such a great video!

[awatt]

This is a great video. So much content stops on just saying alcohol and gallstones or acinar degeneration but you actually explained what that means and what causes that. I wasn't even thinking about gallstones based off of size.

[gypsyrubio]

Truly the best video on YouTube . My husband has severe acute pancreatitis and I have been so stressed not understanding. Until now. Thank you so much !

[matthildabrown]

Thank you SO much. You explanation was clear, concise and may have just saved my life.

[shreyabhowmik]

Really helpful video. Probably the best in you tube. Thank u sir for your hard work. Life saving. Thank u soo much!!

[scorpn]

14 weeks away from my RN. Thank you so much, keep up the amazing content!

[zsofia]

Thank you so much, such a helpful video! Im in nursing school and this really helps me visualize the things I study.

[letigidou]

This condition is no joke, had it last month and it was terrible. Pain was very bad, was throwing up and was jaundiced.

At first in triage they suspected sepsis so they moved me ahead of most other ambulance patients. Right into the shock room/area. Good call from the paramedic to point towards something digestive as I could've mislead them with poor information as I thought it was my inguinal hernia becoming stuck.

Blood tests were made. Result was that the enzymes were out of whack and they sent me for scans. I am not a fan of analgesics so at this time I had refused but the pain was bordering on unbearable, I was becoming exhausted from it. Had to accept the painkiller after the scans. Was given hydromorphone through iv. It helped a significant amount.

Another symptom was that I felt like the lower part of my abdomen/intestine was dead or paralyzed. I could feel my intestine in the upper area working and trying to do its job but the lower area just wouldn't do anything. This lasted several days while I was hospitalized.

After the scans I was eventually moved to the ER where a surgeon came to see me telling me I had acute pancreatitis and they were going to remove the gallbladder as well as any stuck stones if they found any.

That is when I was kept in the ER for 48 hours with anti biotics and fluids and I could not eat. I also couldn't drink water because they wanted to operate as soon as they could. From blood tests they were aiming for a number of less than 1000 or hopefully closer to 500, I was at 21 000. I don't know what that number meant. Second day was 11000.

After about 48 hours in the ER ward I was moved to a room at the post surgery floor even though I was still not ready. Stayed there another 3 days. Condition improved daily. On the last day before the surgery they gave the green light to eat light meals.

[jaysrivatsa]

Totally concept oriented videos. Thank you so much .Your videos are always helpful.

[brettbanta]

As someone who has encountered acute pancreatitis, i can say yhat it is by far the most intense, gut wrenching oain that a person can encounter

[danielclooney]

Incredibly helpful in understanding the pancreas. Million thank you.

[madisongarnham]

Hi Dr, your video is amazing and very helpful. I am not studying medicine however very interested due to an un-diagnosed issue that my mother has been hospitalized for multiple times. Most of the time she's diagnosed with Acute Gastritis and sent home. However, we believe that due to a blunt trauma incident in the Pancreatic area that this may have been causing the onsets of symptoms very similar to Severe Acute Pancreatitis over the course of about 8 years.

I am reaching out to you because in the blood tests taken during an 'attack' the enzyme levels appear normal and due to our local hospital being under-staffed to say the least, I do not hold full confidence in their procedures and tests- with absolutely no intention to offend, we have just had some very bad experiences.

If you have read this then I can't thank you enough, any help is hugely appreciated. I just want my mum to eradicate this fear of the pain coming back and still not knowing what it is.

Best Wishes
Madison

[cobainnirvan]

Best explanation on acute pancreatitis on internet. Thank you.

[ronnazhou]

better than any other NCLEX videos in terms of patho =] thank you!

[leah_amy]

You are an amazing teacher, this is the best I’ve heard since. You make it so much easier to take in, understand and remember. First time I’ve seen you. Will subscribe. And ur very too. Lol take care

[-anindyasundarghosal__h]

Great presentation Sir, Please make a video on severe Pancreatitis and its complication & management

[catarinaamorim]

Love your videos! Such clear explanations but I have to confess it makes it way easier to follow when you are so good looking 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣