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Pancreatitis aguda - Symptom

Síntomas:

El síntoma principal de la pancreatitis es un dolor abdominal que se siente el cuadrante superior derecho o medio del abdomen.

El dolor:

  • Puede empeorar en cuestión de minutos después de comer o beber al principio, especialmente si los alimentos tienen un alto contenido de grasa
  • Se vuelve constante o más intenso y dura varios días
  • Puede empeorar al acostarse boca arriba
  • Puede propagarse (irradiarse) a la espalda o por debajo del omóplato izquierdo

Las personas con pancreatitis aguda a menudo lucen enfermas y tienen fiebre, náuseas, vómitos y sudoración.

Otros síntomas que pueden ocurrir con esta enfermedad abarcan:

Pruebas y exámenes:

El médico llevará a cabo un examen físico, el cual puede mostrar que usted tiene:

  • Protuberancia (masa) o sensibilidad abdominal
  • Fiebre
  • Presión arterial baja
  • Frecuencia cardíaca rápida
  • Frecuencia respiratoria rápida

Se llevarán a cabo exámenes de laboratorio. Los exámenes que muestran secreción de enzimas pancreáticas abarcan:

Otros exámenes de sangre que pueden ayudar a diagnosticar la pancreatitis o sus complicaciones abarcan:

Los exámenes imagenológicos que pueden mostrar inflamación del páncreas abarcan:

  • Reviewed last on: 1/20/2010
  • David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and George F. Longstreth, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, San Diego, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Banks PA, Freeman ML; Practice Parameters Committee of the American College of Gastroenterology. Practice guidelines in acute pancreatitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:2379-2400.

Frossard JL, Steer ML, Pastor CM. Acute pancreatitis. Lancet. 2008;371:143-152.

Owyang C. Pancreatitis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 147.

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