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NBME Step 2 CK Form 6 Answers

step2ck_form6/Block 4/Question#4 (reveal difficulty score)
A previously healthy 47-year-old woman comes ...
Gallstone pancreatitis ๐Ÿ” / ๐Ÿ“บ / ๐ŸŒณ / ๐Ÿ“–
tags: GI

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This patient has history of intermittent abdo pain after meals which resolved so likely biliary colic. Current presentation and labs indicate pancreas are involved.

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submitted by โˆ—drmohandes(193)
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FYI, her triglycerides are also high (300 mg/dl), but need to be >1000 to be able to cause pancreatitis.

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