When explaining acute pancreatitis to a newly diagnosed client, the nurse will emphasize that the pathogenesis begins with an inflammatory process whereby: a. activated pancreatic enzymes escape into surrounding tissues, causing autodigestion of pancreatic tissue. b. the pancreas will hypertrophy (enlarge) to the point of causing bowel obstruction. c. the pancreas is irreversibly damaged and will not recover to normal functioning (chronic). d. stones will develop in the common bile duct, resulting in acute jaundice.
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