Caso clínico : abordaje nutricional en pacientes con pancreatitis aguda.

Abstract

The pancreas is an important organ with two primary functions, the endocrine function that allows the production of hormones, such as insulin and glucagon, which are involved in carbohydrate metabolism; and the exocrine, which allows the secretion of pancreatic juice composed of enzymes, such as trypsin and chymotrypsin. However, when there is poor control of the patient's diet and habits, an inflammatory process of the pancreas occurs, giving rise to acute pancreatitis, which occupies one of the first places in hospital admission worldwide and associates variable involvement. of adjacent abdominal tissues and peripheral organs. Among its clinical manifestations are abdominal pain, nausea, or vomiting, which makes normal oral intake difficult, leading to malnutrition in the patient if action is not taken on time. The following document explains the different points involved in this disease, their evaluation and their respective recommendations.