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2. Pancreatitis - Wikipedia

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   Pancreatitis is a condition characterized by inflammation of the pancreas. [1] The pancreas is a large organ behind the stomach that produces digestive enzymes and a number of hormones. [1] There are two main types: acute pancreatitis, and chronic pancreatitis. [1] Signs and symptoms of pancreatitis include pain in the upper abdomen, nausea and ...

3. Acute pancreatitis - Wikipedia

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   Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas.Causes include a gallstone impacted in the common bile duct or the pancreatic duct, heavy alcohol use, systemic disease, trauma, elevated calcium levels, hypertriglyceridemia (with triglycerides usually being very elevated, over 1000 mg/dL), certain medications, hereditary causes and, in children, mumps.

4. IBS is more common than many realize. Here's how these ... - AOL

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   Stomach pain or tummy troubles are among the most common ailments that affect children and adults ... kidney stones or pancreatitis. ... Men and women may also experience IBS symptoms differently.

5. Grey Turner's sign - Wikipedia

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   Acute pancreatitis, ectopic pregnancy Grey Turner's sign refers to bruising of the flanks , the part of the body between the last rib and the top of the hip. The bruising appears as a blue discoloration, [ 1 ] and is a sign of retroperitoneal hemorrhage , or bleeding behind the peritoneum, which is a lining of the abdominal cavity.

6. Cullen's sign - Wikipedia

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   acute pancreatitis, where methemalbumin formed from digested blood tracks around the abdomen from the inflamed pancreas; bleeding from blunt abdominal trauma; bleeding from aortic rupture; bleeding from ruptured ectopic pregnancy; Importance of the sign is on a decline since better diagnostic modalities are now available.

7. Mom's Long Covid Turns Out to Be Necrotising Disease of the ...

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   A U.K. mom of three thought she had Long Covid — until doctors discovered that she had a necrotising disease that forced her into a coma.. The long health journey for Sam Lewis, 38, began in ...

8. Pancreatic disease - Wikipedia

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   Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. There are two forms of pancreatitis, which are different in causes and symptoms, and require different treatment: Acute pancreatitis is a rapid-onset inflammation of the pancreas, most frequently caused by alcoholism or gallstones. Less frequent but important causes are hypertriglyceridemia, drugs ...

9. Chronic pancreatitis - Wikipedia

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   Chronic pancreatitis is a long-standing inflammation of the pancreas that alters the organ's normal structure and functions. [1] It can present as episodes of acute inflammation in a previously injured pancreas, or as chronic damage with persistent pain or malabsorption.