1st April 2022

A 56-year-old man was diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis 4 years ago. He attends the GP practice complaining of fatigue and low mood

A 56-year-old man was diagnosed with chronic pancreatitis 4 years ago. He attends the GP practice complaining of fatigue and low mood. He appears gaunt, slightly jaundiced and malnourished. On direct questioning he says he thinks he may have lost about 3kg in the last half-year, but isn’t sure as he hasn’t had much of an appetite recently.

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