Pitfalls
- Pancreatic enzyme levels peak early and decline over 3-4 days, and so a normal amylase cannot rule out pancreatitis.
- Any patient with pancreatitis and haemodynamic instability or risk features should be resuscitated appropriately and referred to critical care.
- Beware the patient with pain worse than clinical findings would suggest – think pancreatitis.
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