Question

When explaining acute pancreatitis to a newly diagnosed client, the nurse will emphasize the pathogenesis begins with an inflammatory process whereby:
a. activated pancreatic enzymes escape into surrounding tissues, causing autodigestion of pancreatic tissue.
b. the pancreas will hypertrophy (enlarge) to the point of causing bowel obstruction.
c. the pancreas is irreversibly damaged and will not recover to normal functioning (chronic).
d. stones will develop in the common bile duct, resulting in acute jaundice?

Answer 1

Option A. The pathogenesis of this disease called acute pancreatitis It starts suddenly and increases in intensity producing a self-digestion of the pancreas that can reach nearby organs. It is caused by an alteration in the secretion of enzymes that causes self-digestion. During the recovery process, the organ regains its shape and functions normally completely in most cases.