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Which of the following statements about acute alcoholic pancreatitis is true?

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Jaundice is its primary symptom.

It is easily curable.

It usually occurs in binge drinkers.

It occurs only after years of heavy drinking.

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The correct answer is - It usually occurs in binge drinkers.

Alcoholic pancreatitis occurs when the pancreas becomes swollen due to excess consumption of alcohol. It damages the pancreas when digestive enzymes, normally released by the pancreas without secreted in the small intestine.

Alcohol use and acute pancreatitis.

  • Occurs due to drinking alcohol regularly over a longer time period with heavy amounts daily which is called binge drinking.
  • Chronic pancreatitis is often caused by chronic alcohol consumption, resulting in most of cases.
  • acute pancreatitis patients with alcohol abuse may experience cause reoccurrence to chronic pancreatitis.

Thus, the correct answer is - It usually occurs in binge drinkers.

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