One of the most dangerous diseases of GIT is Acute Pancreatitis (AP). Its onset, the illimitable agony which accompanies it, the mortality, all render it the most formidable of catastrophes. Uniformly, severity & scoring systems are cumbersome. There is no laboratory test practically available or consistently accurate to predict its severity. To determine it, close examination to assess early fluid losses, hypovolemic shock, and symptoms suggestive of organ dysfunction is critical. This work

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... s to assess the above factors in a rural setting near Karimnagar, Telangana State, India.