Glossary for Pancreatic inflammation
Medical terms related to Pancreatic inflammation or mentioned in this section include:
- Acute pancreatitis: sudden inflammation of the pancreas
- Atorvastatin - Teratogenic Agent: There is strong evidence to indicate that exposure to Atorvastatin during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
- Back pain: Pain in the back region.
- Bowel sounds, hypoactive: The presence of hypoactive bowel sounds in the abdomen
- Cerivastatin - Teratogenic Agent: There is evidence to indicate that exposure to Cerivastatin (a statin medication) during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
- Dehydration: Loss and reduction in body water levels
- Diabetes-like symptoms: Symptoms similar to those of diabetes
- Epigastric pain: Pain located in the upper and middle region of the abdomen
- High blood pressure: Excessive blood pressure.
- Internal bleeding: The loss of blood internally from the circulation
- Lipobay - Teratogenic Agent: There is evidence to indicate that exposure to Lipobay (a statin medication) during pregnancy may have a teratogenic effect on the fetus. A teratogen is a substance that can cause birth defects. The likelihood and severity of defects may be affected by the level of exposure and the stage of pregnancy that the exposure occurred at.
- Pancreas symptoms: Symptoms affecting the pancreas gland
- Pancreatic cancer: Pancreatic cancer is a malignant neoplasm of the pancreas
- Pancreatitis: Any inflammation that occurs in the pancreas
- Steatorrhea: A condition which occurs when there is an excess of fat in the faeces
- Toxic mushrooms - cyclopeptides: Some mushrooms contain a toxic chemical called cyclopeptide which can cause primarily gastrointestinal symptoms if ingested. Most cases of mushroom poisoning in North America involve cyclopeptide-containing mushrooms. Mushroom species from this group include certain species of Amanita (bisporigera, ocreata, phalloides, suballiacea, tenufolia, verna, virosa), Galerina and Lepiota. One Amanita mushroom cap may result in death in an adult. Poisoning occurs in three phases: gastrointestinal symptoms (within 24 hours of ingestion); remission (up to 72 hours after ingestion); and liver and kidney symptoms (3 to 6 days after ingestion). Poisoning symptoms are more severe in children due to their smaller body size.
- Vomiting: Vomiting or retching symptoms.
- WAGR Syndrome: A syndrome that is due to the deletion of chromosome 11.
- Weight loss: Loss of body weight.
- Wilms tumor - aniridia - genitourinary anomalies - mental retardation: A syndrome resulting from deletion of genetic material from chromosome the short arm of chromosome 11 (11p13). The characteristic symptoms are partial or complete absence of iris, genitourinary anomalies, mental retardation and Wilms' tumor. The specific range and severity of symptoms is variable depending on the size and exact location of the genetic material that is missing.
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