A patient is diagnosed with acute pancreatitis. Which education about the basic mechanism of this disease would the nurse provide?
1. "The chemicals being produced by your pancreas are going to work too early and they are damaging the pancreatic tissues."
2. "Your pancreas has lost the ability to produce insulin."
3. "A major part of your inflammatory system is inhibited."
4. "Your blood pressure is elevated because of increased blood flow to your pancreas."
Answer: 1
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