Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Hypertriglyceridemic Acute Pancreatitis Possibly Associated With Thiazide Diuretics

Factors Affecting Outcome in Acute Hypertriglyceridemic Pancreatitis Treated with Plasma Exchange: An Observational Cohort Study

OBJECTIVES The optimal therapy for hypertriglyceridemic acute pancreatitis, especially the role of plasma exchange (PE), is not entirely clear. The aim of our large, single-center, observational, cohort study was to analyze the factors affecting outcome in hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis treated with PE. METHODS We included 111 episodes of hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis treated with PE, ...

Acute pancreatitis possibly associated with combined salicylate and atorvastatin therapy.

Described herein is the case of a 60 year old patient who presented with acute onset pancreatitis which may be related to the combination of salicylate plus atorvastatin therapy. Among the causes of pancreatitis, druginduced acute pancreatitis is rather rare and difficult to prove. However, a number of drugs have been implicated as possible causes, including azathioprine, tetracyclines, estroge...

Hypertriglyceridemic pancreatitis associated with confounding laboratory abnormalities

We present the case of a 36-year-old woman who presented to our hospital with epigastric abdominal pain and tenderness. Laboratory evaluation identified high lipase, normal amylase, pseudohyponatremia, and relatively falsely low triglyceride levels (initial value of 2,329 mg/dl which on repeat was found to have corrected value of >10,000 mg/dl). The overall clinical picture was consistent with ...

Thiazide diuretics in hypertension

Authors: Ferreira R. The use of diuretics (and beta-blockers) to treat hypertension has known a dramatic decline since the early 1980’s through to the early 1990s with the introduction of ACE-inhibitors and calcium channel blockers. However, thiazide diuretics are still a first line option to treat arterial hypertension, due to their efficacy and cost-effectiveness profile. We have presented ma...

Thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics: perspectives on individualization of drug and dose based on therapeutic index.