Complications of Acute Pancreatitis

Complications list for Acute Pancreatitis:

The list of complications that have been mentioned in various sources for Acute Pancreatitis includes:

• Dehydration
• Low blood pressure
• Shock
• Pancreas bleeding (see Pancreas symptoms)
• Shock
• Collapse
• Death
• Breathing problems
• Hypoxia
• Lung failure (see Lung symptoms)
• Secondary infections (type of Opportunistic infections)
• Pancreas cyst
• Pancreas abscess

See also the symptoms of Acute Pancreatitis and Acute Pancreatitis: Introduction.

Complications and sequelae of Acute Pancreatitis from the Diseases Database include:

• Lipase levels raised (plasma)
• CEA raised
• Abdominal pain
• Back pain
• Aspartate transaminase levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Acute lung syndrome
• Hypocalcaemia
• Pancreatitis, chronic
• Fat embolism
• Neutrophilia
• Hepatic portal vein obstruction
• Aldolase levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Ileus
• Disseminated intravascular coagulation
• Shock
• Grey Turner's sign
• Pleural effusion
• Amylase levels raised (plasma or serum)
• Panniculitis
• Pancreatic pseudocyst
• Hypomagnesemia
• Hyperglycaemia

See also the symptoms of Acute Pancreatitis and Acute Pancreatitis: Introduction.

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Acute Pancreatitis as a symptom:

For a more detailed analysis of Acute Pancreatitis as a symptom, including causes, drug side effect causes, and drug interaction causes, please see our Symptom Center information for Acute Pancreatitis.

About complications:

Complications of Acute Pancreatitis are secondary conditions, symptoms, or other disorders that are caused by Acute Pancreatitis. In many cases the distinction between symptoms of Acute Pancreatitis and complications of Acute Pancreatitis is unclear or arbitrary.

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