Medical Mnemonics- Surgery

Theme: Surgery
 
Causes of acute pancreatitis
 
I GET SMASHED:
Idiopathitic
Gallstones
Ethanol
Trauma
Steroids
Mumps
Autoimmune (PAN)
Scorpion stings
Hyperlipidemia/ Hypercalcemia
ERCP
Drugs (including azathioprine and diuretics)
· Note: 'Get Smashed' is slang in some countries for drinking, and ethanol is an important pancreatitis cause.
· Note: Shortest answer is gallstones for women, and ethanol for men. And scorpian stings for people from Trinidad.