Etiology

Etiology of acute pancreatitis can be easily learned by using a pneumonic ‘GET SMASHED’:

• Gallstones
• Ethanol (Alcohol)
• Trauma
• Steroids
• Mumps
• Autoimmune disease, such as Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) or Sjogren’s syndrome
• Scorpion venom (a rare and unlikely cause in most countries)
• Hypercalcaemia
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP)
• Drugs, such as Azathioprine, NSAIDs, or Diuretics