Pancreatitis is described as an inflammatory
process with pancreatic edema, fat necrosis
or hemorrhage.
It occurs most often in
middle age.
The three types of pancreatitis
are acute, chronic and hereditary.
Pancreatitis is usually caused by alcoholism,...
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Pancreatitis is described as an inflammatory
process with pancreatic edema, fat necrosis
or hemorrhage.
It occurs most often in
middle age.
The three types of pancreatitis
are acute, chronic and hereditary.
Pancreatitis is usually caused by alcoholism,
biliary tract disease, viral infection (like
mumps, hepatitis,), abscesses, medications
(steroids, oral contraceptives, thiazide diuretics), gallstones,
metablic disorders (Hyperparathyroidism, hyperlipidemia),
increased fat levels in blood, pancreatic cancer.
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If there is left upper quadrant pain which radiates to the back,
difficulty of breathing, nausea, vomiting, abdominal tenderness
with muscle guarding then most likely it is pancreatitis.
Two signs
that are unique to pancreatitis is positive Grey Turner’s spot
(ecchymoses on flanks) and positive Cullen’s sign (ecchymoses of
periumbilical area).
Diagnostic tests used in determining pancreatitis are serum
amylase and lipase, urinar
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