Many scoring systems have been developed for the detection of severe acute
pancreatitis including Ranson's score, APACHE-II score, CTSI score, MOSS and GLASGOW score.8-10 The Ranson's score has been used over three decades.
Since DIC is a frequent complication in severe acute
pancreatitis, the therapeutic effect of rTM for severe acute
pancreatitis was expected.
Initial laboratory tests showed an INR of 8, hemoglobin of 60 g/L, serum lipase at 1050 UI/L, and C-reactive protein at 250 mg/L A CT scan showed a parietal duodenal hematoma extended from the superior flexure of the duodenum to the duodenojejunal junction and severe acute
pancreatitis with glandular necrosis of the pancreatic gland and retroperitoneal fat necrosis; the modified CT severity index was 10 points.
Acute
pancreatitis can become chronic
pancreatitis, where the organ becomes permanently damaged from inflammation over many years.
The present study was conducted to study the clinical presentation of acute
pancreatitis among the suspected cases admitted to department of general medicine in tertiary case institute.
The usual toxic effects after an acute valproate overdose are: central nervous system depression, gastro-enteral effects,
pancreatitis, metabolic acidosis with a high anionic gap, dyselectrolytemia and hyperammonemia (1,7,9).
Acute
pancreatitis is the common form of
pancreatitis seen in dogs.
He said majority of patients, often misdiagnosed, suffer irreparable losses and the patient of
pancreatitis initially experience pain in abdomen that is like a band around upper abdomen, added.He said that along with pain, the patients also have recurrent vomiting, low blood pressure, palpitations, restlessness, agitation, shortness of breath and loose motions.
Keywords: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), Pancreatic duct,
Pancreatitis.
The CT findings were consistent with acute
pancreatitis, with secondary severe coelomitis, diffuse enteritis, and predominantly right-sided hepatopathy (suspected to represent hepatitis, lipidosis or a combination of both) in an obese parrot.
The diagnosis of
pancreatitis requires >2 of 3 following criteria; abdominal pain, acute localized upper abdominal pain with or without radiation to the back, the pain can be vague or nonspecific, increased serum amylase and or lipase to >3x the upper limit of normal and radiographic evidence of
pancreatitis by ultrasound or CT.4 Serum lipase increases in 2-12 hours and is elevated for up to 5 days.
