CCEA A-Level Health and Social Care 0003
Promoting Quality Care
Communication in Health, Social Care and Early Years Settings
Health and Well-Being
Safeguarding Children
Adult Service Users
Holistic Therapies
Understanding the Physiology of Health and Illness
Applied Research
Body Systems and Physiological Disorders
Providing Services
Public Health and Health Promotion
Supporting the Family
Understanding Human Behaviour
Human Nutrition and Health
Understanding the Physiology of Health and Illness
Pancreatitis, cirrhosis of the liver and stomach ulcers
- 3 things to know
- AS 7
Overview
Physiological cause of acute pancreatitis, two most common causes of acute pancreatitis and cirrhosis of the liver.
What you need to know
Answer each one before you reveal it.
What is the physiological cause of acute pancreatitis?
Name the two most common causes of acute pancreatitis.
Questions from this subtopic
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- 1
What is pancreatitis?
Model answer
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas.
- 2
What is the physiological cause of acute pancreatitis?
Model answer
In acute pancreatitis digestive enzymes are activated while still inside the pancreas and begin to digest the gland itself, causing sudden inflammation.
- 3
Name the two most common causes of acute pancreatitis.
Model answer
Gallstones and heavy alcohol use are the two most common causes of acute pancreatitis.
- 4
How can a gallstone cause acute pancreatitis?
Model answer
A gallstone can block the duct through which pancreatic juice leaves, so the enzymes are trapped and damage the pancreas.
- 5
How does chronic pancreatitis differ from acute pancreatitis?
Model answer
Acute pancreatitis is a sudden episode of inflammation, while chronic pancreatitis is long-standing inflammation that permanently scars the gland.
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Why can chronic pancreatitis lead to diabetes?
Model answer
Long-standing scarring destroys the islets of Langerhans within the pancreas, so too little insulin is produced.
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