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*Severe upper [[abdominal pain]] | * Severe upper [[abdominal pain]]. The pain: | ||
** May be worse within minutes after eating or drinking at first, especially if foods have a high fat content | |||
** Becomes constant and more severe, lasting for several days | |||
** May be worse when lying flat on the back | |||
** May spread (radiate) to the back or below the left shoulder blade | |||
*[[Nausea]], [[vomiting]], [[diarrhea]] and [[loss of appetite]]. | *[[Nausea]], [[vomiting]], [[diarrhea]] and [[loss of appetite]]. | ||
*[[Fever]] / [[Chills]] | *[[Fever]] / [[Chills]] | ||
*[[Shock (medical)|Shock]], hemodynamic instability | *[[Shock (medical)|Shock]], hemodynamic instability | ||
*Mild yellowing of the skin | |||
*[[Hiccups]] | |||
Uncommon | Uncommon | ||
*[[Grey Turner sign]] (hemorrhagic discoloration of the flanks), [[Cullen sign]] (hemorrhagic discoloration of the umbilicus) | *[[Grey Turner sign]] (hemorrhagic discoloration of the flanks), [[Cullen sign]] (hemorrhagic discoloration of the umbilicus) | ||
*[[ | *[[Pancreatic pseudocyst]], [[pancreatic dysfunction]] ([[malabsorption]] due to exocrine failure) or [[diabetes mellitus]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Symptoms
- Severe upper abdominal pain. The pain:
- May be worse within minutes after eating or drinking at first, especially if foods have a high fat content
- Becomes constant and more severe, lasting for several days
- May be worse when lying flat on the back
- May spread (radiate) to the back or below the left shoulder blade
- Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and loss of appetite.
- Fever / Chills
- Shock, hemodynamic instability
- Mild yellowing of the skin
- Hiccups
Uncommon
- Grey Turner sign (hemorrhagic discoloration of the flanks), Cullen sign (hemorrhagic discoloration of the umbilicus)
- Pancreatic pseudocyst, pancreatic dysfunction (malabsorption due to exocrine failure) or diabetes mellitus.