Symptoms of Acute Pancreatitis
Symptoms of Acute Pancreatitis
The list of signs and symptoms mentioned in various sources
for Acute Pancreatitis includes the 13
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- Diabetes Mellitus
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Pancreatic cancer:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
The most common features of pancreatic cancer are weight loss, abdominal or low back pain, jaundice, and diarrhea. Other generalized effects include fever, skin lesions (usually on the legs), and fatigue. (See Types of pancreatic cancer, page 88.)
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Pancreatitis:
Signs and Symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Epigastric pain close to umbilicus, vomiting, abdominal rigidity, decreased bowel activity, mottled skin, low-grade fever, crackles in lung bases, left pleural effusion, malaise
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Diabetes mellitus:
Signs and symptoms
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Diabetes may begin dramatically with ketoacidosis or insidiously. Its most common symptom is fatigue from energy deficiency and a catabolic state. Insulin deficiency causes hyperglycemia, which pulls fluid from body tissues, causing osmotic diuresis, polyuria, dehydration, polydipsia, dry mucous membranes, poor skin turgor and, in most patients, unexplained weight loss.
ELDER TIP Because their thirst mechanism functions less effectively, older adults may not report polydipsia, a hallmark of diabetes in younger adults.
In ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar hyperglycemic nonketotic syndrome, dehydration may cause hypovolemia and shock. Wasting of glucose in the urine usually produces weight loss and hunger in type 1 diabetes, even if the patient eats voraciously.
Long-term effects of diabetes may include retinopathy, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and peripheral and autonomic neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy usually affects the hands and feet and may cause numbness or pain. Autonomic neuropathy may manifest itself in several ways, including gastroparesis (leading to delayed gastric emptying and a feeling of nausea and fullness after meals), nocturnal diarrhea, impotence, and orthostatic hypotension.
Because hyperglycemia impairs the patient’s resistance to infection, diabetes may result in skin and urinary tract infections (UTIs) and vaginitis. Glucose content of the epidermis and urine encourages bacterial growth.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Pancreatic cancer:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
The most common features of pancreatic cancer are weight loss, anorexia, abdominal or low back pain, jaundice, diarrhea, steatorrhea, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, and bleeding tendencies. If the islets of Langerhans are affected, signs and symptoms of diabetes may be present. (See Types of pancreatic cancer, page 598.)
Other signs and symptoms include fever, skin lesions (usually on the legs), and emotional disturbances, such as depression, anxiety, and premonition of fatal illness.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Pancreatitis:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
In many patients, the first and only symptom of mild pancreatitis is steady epigastric pain centered close to the umbilicus. Examination of the abdomen reveals muscle guarding or tenderness. If there’s seepage of bloody exudate from the pancreas, periumbilical bruising (Cullen’s sign) and bruising of the flanks (Turner’s syndrome) may occur. The pain usually begins as a gradually increasing midepigastric pain reaching its maximum intensity several hours after the beginning of the illness. With pancreatitis resulting from alcohol ingestion, the pain begins 12 to 48 hours after an episode of binge drinking. Nausea and vomiting commonly accompany the abdominal pain. However, a severe attack causes extreme pain, persistent vomiting, abdominal rigidity, diminished bowel activity (suggesting peritonitis), right or left pleural effusion, or elevation of the left half of the diaphragm.
Severe pancreatitis may produce extreme malaise and restlessness, mottled skin, tachycardia, and diaphoresis. Hypotension, hypovolemia, hypoperfusion, sepsis, and shock may ensue. Pulmonary complications, secondary pancreatic infections (such as pancreatic abscess or infected pancreatic necrosis) and, later, pancreatic pseudocyst may also occur. The proximity of the inflamed pancreas to the bowel may cause ileus. Renal failure may occur because of severe hypovolemia.
If pancreatitis damages the islets of Langerhans, complications may include diabetes mellitus and enzyme deficiency. (See Chronic pancreatitis, page 602.)
Fulminant pancreatitis causes massive hemorrhage and total destruction of the pancreas, resulting in diabetic acidosis, shock, or coma.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Diabetes mellitus:
Signs and symptoms
(Handbook of Diseases)
Diabetes may begin dramatically with ketoacidosis in type 1 or insidiously. Its most common symptom is fatigue, from energy deficiency and a catabolic state. However, many patients with type 2 diabetes may be asymptomatic.
Insulin deficiency or resistance causes hyperglycemia, which pulls fluid from body tissues, causing osmotic diuresis, polyuria, dehydration, polydipsia, dry mucous membranes, and poor skin turgor. In ketoacidosis and hyperglycemic hyperosmolar nonketotic state, dehydration may cause hypovolemia and shock. Wasting of glucose in the urine usually produces weight loss and hunger in uncontrolled type 1 diabetes, even if the patient eats voraciously.
Long-term effects
In diabetes, long-term effects may include retinopathy, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and peripheral and autonomic neuropathy.
Peripheral neuropathy usually affects the hands and feet and may cause numbness or pain. Autonomic neuropathy may manifest itself in several ways, including gastroparesis (leading to delayed gastric emptying and a feeling of nausea and fullness after meals), nocturnal diarrhea, impotence, and postural hypotension.
Because hyperglycemia impairs the patient’s resistance to infection, diabetes may result in skin and urinary tract infections and vaginitis. Glucose content of the epidermis and urine encourages bacterial growth.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
Article Excerpts About Symptoms of Acute Pancreatitis:
Acute pancreatitis usually begins with pain in the upper abdomen that
may last for a few days. The pain may be severe and may become
constant--just in the abdomen--or it may reach to the back and other
areas. It may be sudden and intense or begin as a mild pain that gets
worse when food is eaten. Someone with acute pancreatitis often looks and
feels very sick. Other symptoms may include
- swollen and tender abdomen
- nausea
- vomiting
- fever
- rapid pulse
Severe cases may cause dehydration and low blood pressure. The heart,
lungs, or kidneys may fail. If bleeding occurs in the pancreas, shock and
sometimes even death follow.
(Source: excerpt from Pancreatitis: NIDDK)
Acute Pancreatitis as a Cause of Symptoms or Medical Conditions
When considering symptoms of Acute Pancreatitis, it is also important to consider Acute Pancreatitis as a possible cause of other medical conditions.
The Disease Database lists the following medical conditions that Acute Pancreatitis may cause:
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and may not be the full list of Acute Pancreatitis signs or Acute Pancreatitis symptoms.
Furthermore, signs and symptoms of Acute Pancreatitis may vary on an individual basis for each patient.
Only your doctor can provide adequate diagnosis of any signs or symptoms and whether they
are indeed Acute Pancreatitis symptoms.
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