Assignment task: Mr. P. has been admitted with chronic Pancreatitis. Mr. P has been in an out of the hospital for several months with the same diagnosis. Mr. P has expressed the following symptoms vomiting, mild abdominal pain with some epigastric tenderness, and glucose intolerance with finger glucose levels above 300. Mr. P has also conveyed that he has been consuming more alcohol lately than he should; he has been stressed with daily life balancing between work and family.
- What is the pathophysiology of acute vs. chronic pancreatitis?
- What is typical pharmacology treatment?
- Provide one therapeutic intervention.
- Provide one pharmacology client teaching.