Symptom Finder - Pancreatitis
PANCREATITIS
A 54-year-old white female comes to the emergency department because of sudden onset of midepigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. Examination shows severe diffuse abdominal tenderness, rebound, and guarding most marked in the epigastrium. Laboratory studies show an amylase of 2,250 units and an elevated lipase. You diagnose acute pancreatitis and admit her to the hospital. What other conditions should you consider?
1. Common duct stone
2. Pancreatic pseudocyst
3. Mumps
4. Hyperparathyroidism
5. Hypertriglyceridemia
6. Pancreatic carcinoma
7. Alcoholism
8. Drug toxicity
9. Peptic ulcer perforating into the pancreas
10. Cystic fibrosis
11. Carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater
A 54-year-old white female comes to the emergency department because of sudden onset of midepigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. Examination shows severe diffuse abdominal tenderness, rebound, and guarding most marked in the epigastrium. Laboratory studies show an amylase of 2,250 units and an elevated lipase. You diagnose acute pancreatitis and admit her to the hospital. What other conditions should you consider?
1. Common duct stone
2. Pancreatic pseudocyst
3. Mumps
4. Hyperparathyroidism
5. Hypertriglyceridemia
6. Pancreatic carcinoma
7. Alcoholism
8. Drug toxicity
9. Peptic ulcer perforating into the pancreas
10. Cystic fibrosis
11. Carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater
