title: Acute pancreatitis: diagnosis and treatment of a potentially fatal condition.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital, University of Missouri Healthcare, Columbia, USA. despinsl@health.missouri.edu
authors.forename: Laurel A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Despins
authors.forename: Coleen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kivlahan
authors.forename: Karen R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D012720:Severity of Illness Index