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Acute Pancreatitis
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Acute Pancreatitis Diagnosis & Tests
General examination may show low blood pressure and a heart rate above 90 (slightly rapid).
Tests that show release of pancreatic enzymes:
Test that show inflammation of the pancreas:
In other blood tests results:
This disease may also alter the results of the following tests:
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• Acute Pancreatitis Symptoms & Signs
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• Acute Pancreatitis Diagnosis & Tests
• Acute Pancreatitis Treatment
• Acute Pancreatitis Prognosis
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• ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)
• Ascites
• Cholelithiasis
• Cystic Fibrosis
• Heart Failure
• Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome (HUS)
• Intestinal Obstruction
• Kawasaki Disease
• Mumps
• Mycoplasma Pneumonia
• Pancreatitis
• Reye's Syndrome
Tests & Exams
• Abdominal CT Scan
• Abdominal Ultrasound
• Amylase - Urine
• Amylase Test
• AST
• Calcium - Ionized
• CBC
• CEA
• Fecal Fat
• Glucagon
• Glucose Test
• LDH
• LDH Isoenzymes
• Lipase Test
• Pulse
• Serum Calcium
• Serum Magnesium - Test
• Trypsinogen
• WBC Count
Other Topics
• Abdomen - Swollen
• Abdominal Pain
• Alcohol Use
• Bile
• Blood Pressure - Low
• Chronic
• Cysts
• Endoscope
• Fat
• Fever
• Gas/Flatus - Excessive
• Hemorrhagic
• Hiccups
• Immunizations - General Overview
• Indigestion
• Intravenous
• Jaundice - Yellow Skin
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Pain Medications
• Rashes
• Stress and Anxiety
• Swelling
Review Date : 4/25/2002
Reviewed By : Andrew J. Muir, M.D. M.H.S., Division of Gastroenterology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.
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