The following tests are examples of what could be done. How acute pancreatitis is treated depends on how severe the disease is. Mild disease is treated by stopping the patient eating and drinking in the mormal way. Fluids are given through a drip. Most importantly painkillers are given.
Patients usually recover quickly from a mild attack of acute pancreatitis.
It is important to find and treat the cause of the disease. If the cause is gallstones then they can be removed either by ERCP or by keyhole surgery to remove the gallbladder. Moderate disease is treated in a similar way to mild disease. Sometimes a tube is put into the patient's stomach through the nose. This allows fluid and gas to be removed from the digestive system.