PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY

Course overview

THE PANCREAS HAS AN ESSENTIAL ROLE IN THE DIGESTION, ABSORPTION, AND METABOLISM OF CARBOHYDRATES, FATS, AND PROTEINS. DAMAGE TO THE CELLS PRODUCING PANCREATIC ENZYMES LEADS TO EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY, WHICH IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM LEADING TO MALNUTRITION, COMPLICATIONS, AND POOR QUALITY OF LIFE. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY AND HIGHLIGHTS INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM MEMBERS' ROLE IN COLLABORATING TO PROVIDE WELL-COORDINATED CARE AND ENHANCE PATIENT OUTCOMES.