Pancreatitis
Pancreatitis: Introduction
Pancreatitis: Any inflammation that occurs in the pancreas.
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Causes of Pancreatitis:
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causes of Pancreatitis.
There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor
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- Diabetes Mellitus
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
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Pancreatitis: Medical Mistakes
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 cluster of chronic symptoms.
There are often four symptoms and conditions combined: obesity, hypertension (high...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...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...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 big name medical...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 ...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...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. food...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...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,
particularly of Type 2 diabetes, but also Type 1...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...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...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...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 cholangitis,...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...read more »
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Pancreatitis: Related Rare Diseases
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Causes of Pancreatitis listed in Disease Database:
Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible
causes of Pancreatitis as a symptom include:
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causes of Pancreatitis
- (Source - Diseases Database)
Medications or substances causing Pancreatitis:
The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible
causes of Pancreatitis as a symptom.
Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using,
including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
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medications causing Pancreatitis
Drug interactions causing Pancreatitis:
When combined, certain drugs, medications, substances or toxins may react
causing Pancreatitis as a symptom.
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including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.
- Zalcitabine and Pentamidine interaction
- Hivid and Pentamidine interaction
- Zalcitabine and Nebupent interaction
- Hivid and Nebupent interaction
- Ganciclovir and Videx interaction
- Cytovene and Videx interaction
- more interactions...»
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drug interactions causing Pancreatitis
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)
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:
Pancreatitis: Inflammation of the pancreas.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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)
Acute or chronic inflammation of the pancreas due to autodigestion of pancreatic tissue by its own enzymes.
- (Source - CRISP)
Inflammation of the pancreas. Chronic pancreatitis may cause diabetes and problems with digestion. Pain is the primary symptom.
- (Source - National Cancer Institute)
Detailed list of causes of Pancreatitis
The list below shows some of the causes of Pancreatitis mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Pancreatitis
How Common are these Causes of Pancreatitis?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Pancreatitis.
Of the 63
causes of Pancreatitis that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 4
causes are "very common" diseases
- 2
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 0
causes are "rare" diseases
- 4
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 57
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 63
causes of Pancreatitis
Conditions listing symptoms: Pancreatitis:
The following list of conditions
have 'Pancreatitis' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acinic cell carcinoma
... pancreatitisAdult Cystic Fibrosis
... pancreatitisApolipoprotein C 2I deficiency
... pancreatitisC
Chemical poisoning - Manganese
... pancreatitisClonorchiasis
... pancreatitisD
Didanosine toxicity
... pancreatitisH
Homocystinuria
... pancreatitisHomocystinuria due to cystathionine beta-synthase deficiency
... pancreatitisHyperparathyroidism, familial, primary
... pancreatitisHyperparathyroidism, primary
... pancreatitisJ
Juvenile tropical pancreatitis syndrome
... pancreatitisM
Marburg virus
... pancreatitisP
Parathyroid Cancer
... PancreatitisT
Type I Hyperlipoproteinemia
... pancreatitisType Ia Hyperlipoproteinemia
... pancreatitisType Ib Hyperlipoproteinemia
... pancreatitisType Ic Hyperlipoproteinemia
... pancreatitisType V Hyperlipoproteinemia
... pancreatitisV
Von Gierke disease IA
... chronic inflammation of pancreas
Conditions listing complications: Pancreatitis:
The following list of conditions
have 'Pancreatitis' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acidemia, methylmalonic
... pancreatitisAcute fatty liver of pregnancy
... pancreatitisAlcoholism
... pancreatitisAnnular pancreas
... pancreatitisC
Cystic Fibrosis
... pancreatitisCytosine arabinose syndrome
... pancreatitisD
D-plus hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS)
... pancreatitisG
Gallstones
... pancreatitisGlycogen Storage Disease Type I
... pancreatitisH
Hereditary pancreatitis
... chronic pancreatitisHigh Cholesterol
... pancreatitisHyperchylomicronemia
... pancreatitisHyperdibasic aminoaciduria type 2
... pancreatitisHyperparathyroidism
... pancreatitisM
Mumps
... pancreatitisS
Sjogren's Syndrome
... pancreatitisSubacute granulomatous thyroiditis
... Pancreatitis
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Causes of Pancreatitis Based on Risk Factors
This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Pancreatitis based
on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:
Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?
Classifications of Pancreatitis:
Subtypes of Pancreatitis:
Pancreatic inflammation (3 causes)
Medical Conditions associated with Pancreatitis:
Pancreas symptoms (212 causes)
Symptoms related to Pancreatitis:
Diabetes (183 causes), Gall bladder symptoms (13 causes), Acute pancreatitis (1 cause), Chronic pancreatitis, Pancreatic pseudocyst, Pancreatic cancer, Epigastric pain (67 causes), Back pain (250 causes), Vomiting (2481 causes), Weight loss (1848 causes), Internal bleeding (3 causes), Steatorrhea (14 causes), Reduced bowel sounds (2 causes), Dehydration (159 causes), High blood pressure (255 causes)
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