On physical exam, the patient with mild pancreatitis may appear only slightly uncomfortable with minimal epigastric discomfort, whereas those with severe disease often appear toxic and febrile and ...

Acute pancreatitis accounts for more than 220,000 hospital admissions in the United States each year. 1 The disease occurs at a similar frequency among various age groups, but the cause of the ...

The British drug agency is monitoring a possible increase in cases of the disease, although there is no data yet to warrant ...

Actim Pancreatitis (Medix Biochemica) is a point-of-care test to diagnose acute pancreatitis. The test works by detecting levels of trypsinogen‑2 (from approximately 50 micrograms/L up to 100,000 ...

There is no single test that can diagnose chronic pancreatitis. A doctor may suspect the condition because of the person’s symptoms, history of repeated acute pancreatitis flare-ups, or alcohol use.

Chronic pancreatitis, which has an annual incidence of 5 to 12 per 100,000 people, ... Clinicians should conduct a thorough medical history and physical exam, ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD A pancreatic elastase test, also known as a stool elastase, FE-1, or fecal elastase test, measures how much elastase is ...