Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis: Introduction
Pancreatitis:
Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a
large gland behind the stomach and close to the duodenum. The duodenum is
the upper part ... more about Pancreatitis.
Pancreatitis: Inflammation of the pancreas causing digestive complaints.
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Symptoms of Pancreatitis
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Pancreatitis: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Pancreatitis
Metabolic syndrome often undiagnosed: Metabolic syndrome, also known as Syndrome X, is
an often overlooked medical condition that causes a...read more »
Heart attacks can be undiagnosed: Although the most severe symptoms of heart attack are hard to miss,
there are varying degrees of severity.
It is altogether too common for people to die from undiagnosed heart attack, or from delaying too...read more »
Heart attacks can be overdiagnosed: Although many people die from heart attacks, there are also
many cases where people fear that they have a heart attack, but actually have...read more »
Rare undiagnosed iron disorder causes various severe conditions: The rare "iron overload" disorder, hemochromatosis,
can cause a variety of symptoms and result in various severe conditions that mimic several
of the...read more »
Cluster of diseases with difficult diagnosis issues: There is a well-known list of
medical conditions that are all somewhat difficult to diagnose, and all can present
in a variety of...read more »
Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms
of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed.
The best known, irritable bowel...read more »
Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea
is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance....read more »
Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely
to cause some level of diarrhea in patients.
The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria,
but can also kill the "good"...read more »
Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down
with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. ...read more »
Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the
more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed
(it can, of course, also fail to be diagnosed with fatal...read more »
Poorly healing leg rashes a classic sign of chronic disease: Recurring leg rashes,
or poorly healing leg rashes, are a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes...read more »
Leg cramps at night a classic sign: The symptom of having leg muscle cramps,
particularly at night, is a classic sign of undiagnosed diabetes.
However, there are also various other causes.
See causes of leg cramps or ...read more »
Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive
conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms (see symptoms of
celiac disease). A...read more »
Obesity-related conditions undiagnosed in children: A variety of conditions
are associated with obesity (see obesity), but these tend to be undiagnosed more often
in child patients than in adults.
Some of the...read more »
Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent
difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases....read more »
Choledochal cyst not to be overlooked: Choledochal cysts are congenital cystic dilatations
of the hepatobiliary tree and usually presents before 16 years of age. Symptoms
may be that of...read more »
Common case of dyspepsia: Dyspepsia is a difficult and vague symptom evaluate and requires careful questioning. The discomfort may sometimes amount to pain and some of the conditions to be kept in mind in order to...read more »
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Causes of Pancreatitis
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Article Excerpts about Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreas is a
large gland behind the stomach and close to the duodenum. The duodenum is
the upper part of the small intestine. The pancreas secretes digestive
enzymes into the small intestine through a tube called the pancreatic
duct. These enzymes help digest fats, proteins, and carbohydrates in food.
The pancreas also releases the hormones insulin and glucagon into the
bloodstream. These hormones help the body use the glucose it derives from
food for energy.
Normally, digestive enzymes do not become active until they reach the
small intestine, where they begin digesting food. But if these enzymes
become active inside the pancreas, they start "digesting" it.
(Source: excerpt from Pancreatitis: NIDDK)
Definitions of Pancreatitis:
INFLAMMATION of the PANCREAS. Pancreatitis is classified as acute unless there are computed tomographic or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatographic findings of chronic pancreatitis (International Symposium on Acute Pancreatitis, Atlanta, 1992). The two most common forms of acute pancreatitis are ALCOHOLIC PANCREATITIS and gallstone pancreatitis.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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