The nurse is providing care to a patient who is being admitted to rule out acute pancreatitis.Which item found in the patient's history increases the patient's risk for this disease process?

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Alcoholism is a major risk factor for acute pancreatitis. Other risk factors include hypertriglyceridemia, gallstones, trauma, and some medications. Systemic lupus and cystic fibrosis are not known to increase the risk of acute pancreatitis.

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