Exam 2 — Perioperative, GI, Liver & Malnutrition Pt.1 (Health Restoration I)

A 52-year-old patient is admitted with severe epigastric pain radiating to the back, nausea, vomiting, and a lipase of 1,840 U/L (normal <160 U/L). The patient reports drinking one to two bottles of wine daily for 15 years. Recent triglyceride level was 1,240 mg/dL. Which is the MOST likely etiology of this patient's acute pancreatitis?