A 55-year-old man has been newly diagnosed with acute pancreatitis and admitted to the acute medical unit. How should the nurse most likely explain the pathophysiology of this patient's health problem?
A) "Toxins have accumulated and inflamed your pancreas."
B) "Bacteria likely migrated from your intestines and became lodged in your pancreas."
C) "A virus that was likely already present in your body has begun to attack your pancreatic cells."
D) "The enzymes that your pancreas produces have damaged the pancreas itself."
Ans: D
Feedback:
Although the mechanisms causing pancreatitis are unknown, pancreatitis is commonly described as the autodigestion of the pancreas. Less commonly, toxic substances and microorganisms are implicated as the cause of pancreatitis.
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