T. Alexandria Snyder, A/GNP; Sharon Dudley-Brown, PhD, FNP-BC,

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A patient is diagnosed with acute pancreatitis

Acute or chronic pancreatitis?

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T. Alexandria Snyder, A/GNP; Sharon Dudley-Brown, PhD, FNP-BC,

September 4, 2014

How can a clinician distinguish chronic pancreatitis from acute pancreatitis in a patient with alcohol-abuse history?

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