Disease or Syndrome
acute pancreatitis
a·cute pan·cre·a·ti·tis
Definitions related to pancreatitis, acute:
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(acute pancreatitis) A acute form of pancreatitis.Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2021
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(acute pancreatitis) An acute inflammatory process that leads to necrosis of the pancreatic parenchyma. Signs and symptoms include severe abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and shock. Causes include alcohol consumption, presence of gallstones, trauma, and drugs.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Acute pancreatitis is acute inflammation of the pancreas (and, sometimes, adjacent tissues). The most common triggers are gallstones and alcohol intake. The severity of acute pancreatitis is classified as mild, moderately severe, or severe based on the presence of local complications and transient or persistent organ failure. Diagnosis...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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Recognizing patients with severe acute pancreatitis as soon as possible is critical for achieving optimal outcomes. Management depends largely on severity.WebMD, 2019
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A disorder of the exocrine pancreas and is associated with acinar cell injury with local and systemic inflammatory responses. The severity of the disease ranges from mild pancreatic edema with full recuperation to severe systemic inflammatory response with pancreatic/peripancreatic necrosis, multiple organ failure, and death.Athenahealth, Inc., 2019
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