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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Acute pancreatitis episode frequency reduced in both groups, with incidence rate ratios of 0.23 for the intervention group and 0.277 for the sham group. Additionally, ...

In general, the risk of pancreatitis was low, with about 0.3 percent of people in any arm of the studies developing the condition. Statins reduce the amount of cholesterol in bile, which could ...