A patient is diagnosed with acute interstitial pancreatitis. The nurse would reinforce which information about this patient's prognosis?
1. This disorder often progresses to multiple organ dysfunction with a poor outcome.
2. This disorder often causes pancreatic edema, which will resolve with good results.
3. Extensive fat and tissue necrosis occurs with this type of pancreatitis.
4. The patient will most likely have irreversible damage to the pancreas.
Answer: 2
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