HY USMLE Q #1123 – Hepatobiliary

A 50-year-old man comes to the physician for a 1-hour history of severe abdominal pain. He has history of alcoholic cirrhosis and was treated for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis last year. Trousseau and Chvostek signs are positive. Serum alkaline phosphatase is 120 IU/L. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

  Cholangitis
  Cholecystitis
  Gallstone pancreatitis
  Pancreatitis (acute)
  Pancreatitis (chronic)

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