Gastroenterology
1) What is the evolution of the symptomatology in this patient in terms of an event timeline and where is the anatomical localization for the problem and what is the primary etiology of the patient's problem? A: *antomical location of etiology is pancreas(ductal obstruction,acinar cell injury,defective intracellular transport) *The pathophysiology of acute pancreatitis is characterized by a loss of intracellular and extracellular compartmentation, by an obstruction of pancreatic secretory transport and by an activation of pancreatic enzymes Attributed to alcohol 2) What is the efficacy of drugs used along with other non pharmacological treatment modalities and how would you approach this patient as a treating physician? PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS 1) ING. MEROPENAM mechanism:Meropenem is bactericidal except against Listeria monocytogenes, where it is bacteriostatic. It inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis like other β-lactam antibiotics. In ...