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Pancreatitis Acute pancreatitis comes on suddenly, usually with mild to severe pain in your upper abdomen that may radiate to your back and occasionally to your chest. Unlike acute pancreatitis, in which the pain often disappears within a few days to weeks, chronic pancreatitis pain can linger. Pancreatitis can be acute — appearing suddenly and lasting for a few days — or it can be chronic, developing gradually and persisting over many years. www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00371.html   (3144 words)

Acute Pancreatitis Acute pancreatitis is a sudden attack causing inflammation of the pancreas and usually associated with severe upper abdominal pain. The primary symptom of acute pancreatitis is severe pain in the middle of your upper abdomen, often radiating to the back. The exact cause of acute pancreatitis may differ among different patients, but in general it is not well understood. www.ucpancreas.org /pancreatitis.htm   (3144 words)

The Physician and Sportsmedicine: Weight Training Injuries Part 1 The cardinal signs of acute compartment syndromes are pain and pressure in a muscle or muscle compartment, pain with stretching of that muscle, paresis, and paresthesias. The hallmarks of acute muscle strain are pain, muscle belly or myotendinous junction tenderness, limited range of motion, and relatively preserved strength (table 2). Since acute radiculopathies are often associated with heavy lifting, many assume that weight lifters are at increased risk for radiculopathy. www.physsportsmed.com /issues/1998/02feb/laskow.htm   (3144 words)

Nursing: Acute coronary syndrome Nitroglycerin dilates coronary arteries, increasing blood flow to the ischemic area and relieving chest pain. Royce's symptoms and history, you suspect acute coronary syndrome (ACS), a term covering three acute cardiac ischemic events: unstable angina, non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (MI), and ST-segment-elevation MI. He says the chest pain woke him up about 15 minutes ago, and he has pain in his jaw as well. www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3689/is_200310/ai_n9317679   (3144 words)

The Oxford Pain Internet Site Pain - general stuff Analgesic League Table: relative effectiveness of analgesics in acute pain Pain - there's a lot of it about Effectiveness of acute postoperative pain management Acute and postoperative pain in children List of systematic reviews Postoperative fatigue Cox-2 roundup It is firmly based in the principles of evidence-based medicine and has pulled together systematic reviews with pain as an outcome. This site is for anyone with a professional or personal interest in pain and analgesia. www.jr2.ox.ac.uk /bandolier/booth/painpag   (345 words)

UpToDate Patient information: Acute pancreatitis Acute pancreatitis refers to inflammation of the pancreas and is associated with sudden onset of severe abdominal pain. In mild cases of acute pancreatitis, the pain may be limited to slight abdominal tenderness, and about 5 to 10 percent of people with acute pancreatitis do not experience any pain at all. Acute pancreatitis: interobserver agreement and correlation of CT and MR cholangiopancreatography with outcome. patients.uptodate.com /topic.asp?file=digestiv/2957   (3260 words)

Acute Pancreatitis Pancreatitis is an infrequently recognized cause of abdominal pain in children. Many etiologies of chronic pancreatitis are similar to those of acute pancreatitis, and there are a significant number of idiopathic causes in both groups. The pain may be absent, or not characteristic of pancreatitis. home.coqui.net /myrna/pancr.htm   (1033 words)

Board of Medical Examiners TOPICS OF INTEREST The reported rate of pain during most of 1997 was similar, whether the loved one died at home, in a nursing home, or in an acute care hospital. The treatment of acute pain caused by injuries, acute illnesses or interventional procedures requires aggressive management and frequent feedback from the patient regarding the adequacy of the pain control prescribed. When these patients continue to experience pain, opioids should not be withheld on the basis of physiologic parameters or from fear of hastening death. www.oregon.gov /BME/topics.shtml   (10663 words)

The Oxford Pain Internet Site Pain - general stuff Analgesic League Table: relative effectiveness of analgesics in acute pain Pain - there's a lot of it about Effectiveness of acute postoperative pain management Acute and postoperative pain in children List of systematic reviews Postoperative fatigue Cox-2 roundup It is firmly based in the principles of evidence-based medicine and has pulled together systematic reviews with pain as an outcome. This site is for anyone with a professional or personal interest in pain and analgesia. www.jr2.ox.ac.uk /bandolier/booth/painpag   (345 words)

Abbott Laboratories - Pain Management As a leader in pain management, Abbott has products that help patients address their acute and chronic pain in a variety of areas such as pre- and postoperative pain, cancer pain, migraine pain, sickle cell pain, osteoarthritis pain and pain associated with AIDS. , used to relieve acute pain in a broad range of applications, including sprains/strains, post-surgery, back disorders, dental pain, sport injuries and fractures/dislocation. , for the treatment of acute and chronic pain, including postoperative pain, cancer pain, sickle cell pain and pain associated with AIDS. www.abbott.com /pain/pain_management.cfm   (132 words)

The Oxford Pain Internet Site Pain - general stuff Analgesic League Table: relative effectiveness of analgesics in acute pain Pain - there's a lot of it about Effectiveness of acute postoperative pain management Acute and postoperative pain in children List of systematic reviews Postoperative fatigue Cox-2 roundup It is firmly based in the principles of evidence-based medicine and has pulled together systematic reviews with pain as an outcome. This site is for anyone with a professional or personal interest in pain and analgesia. www.jr2.ox.ac.uk /bandolier/booth/painpag   (345 words)

Acute Sinusitis- Pulmonology Maxillary sinusitis causes pain around the cheek and upper teeth and an infected ethmoid sinus produces pain over the nose or behind the eyes. The vacuum then draws more mucus out of the membrane, resulting in positive pressure and pain. These treatments cause blood vessels in the nasal passages and sinuses to constrict, which reduces inflammation. pulmonarychannel.com /sinusitis   (345 words)

Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome Acute coronary syndromes are severe and sudden heart conditions that require aggressive treatment but have not developed into a full blown heart attack. Syndrome X. Syndrome X is a condition that occurs when patients have atypical angina chest pain, their electrocardiograms are abnormal during a stress test, but they have no signs of blocked arteries. It is typically experienced as chest pain and occurs when the heart muscle doesn't get as much blood (hence as much oxygen) as it needs for a given level of work (ischemia). www.hmh.net /adam/patientreports/000012.htm   (345 words)

Guideline for the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes without persistent ECG ST segment elevation -- 85 (2): 133 -- Heart to relieve pain or ischaemia in patients with an acute coronary The role of cardiac troponin T and other new biochemical markers in evaluation and risk stratification of patients with acute chest pain syndromes. Clinical value of acute rest technetium-99m tetrofosmin tomographic myocardial perfusion imaging in patients with acute chest pain and nondiagnostic electrocardiograms. heart.bmjjournals.com /cgi/content/full/85/2/133   (345 words)

Pancreatitis Acute pancreatitis usually begins with pain in the upper abdomen that may last for a few days. Acute pancreatitis is usually caused by gallstones or by drinking too much alcohol, but these aren't the only causes. Acute pancreatitis becomes chronic when pancreatic tissue is destroyed and scarring develops. digestive.niddk.nih.gov /ddiseases/pubs/pancreatitis   (345 words)

Postgraduate Medicine: Initial appraisal of acute coronary syndrome Acute coronary chest pain syndromes are due to coronary vessel obstruction and thrombotic occlusion. Use of the acute cardiac ischemia time-insensitive predictive instrument (ACI-TIPI) to assist with triage of patients with chest pain or other symptoms suggestive of acute cardiac ischemia: a multicenter, controlled clinical trial. Thus the pathogenic rate-limiting mechanism of acute coronary syndrome appears to be critically dependent on acute thrombosis and the resultant obstruction of the coronary lumen. www.postgradmed.com /issues/2002/07_02/rosamond1.htm   (345 words)

APS - Pediatric Chronic Pain Chronic pain can be differentiated from acute pain in that acute pain signals a specific nociceptive event and is self-limited. Chronic pain is a significant problem in the pediatric population, conservatively estimated to affect 15% to 20% of children (Goodman and McGrath, 1991). Chronic pain in children is the result of a dynamic integration of biological processes, psychological factors, and sociocultural context considered within a developmental trajectory. www.ampainsoc.org /advocacy/pediatric.htm   (2677 words)

Chest pain The Acute Chest Syndrome is defined as a new infiltrate on chest radiograph in a patient with sickle cell disease, with possible associated features of acute pleuritic chest pain, fever, prostration, or leukocytosis. Pain may be identical to cardiac ischemia, however, not caused by exercise, often relieved by burping or antacids, and may have sour taste in mouth or heartburn. Chest pain, which is a usual occurrence during pain episodes can be treated as an uncomplicated pain episode provided the chest film is normal and there are no other respiratory symptoms, fever, or physical findings on chest exam. www.scinfo.org /chest.htm   (2397 words)

Virtual Naval Hospital: General Medical Officer Manual: Clinical Section The incidence of acute myocardial infarction in patients hospitalized with acute chest pain is between 25 to 30 percent. Pain is typically abrupt and sharp in its onset, with radiation to the infrascapular region. Diffuse esophageal spasm is a neuromuscular disorder of the esophagus characterized by chest pain and difficulty in swallowing. www.vnh.org /GMO/ClinicalSection/08Chestpain.html   (1306 words)

acute pancreatitis Most patient with acute pancreatitis have upper abdominal pain that travels through the back. Acute pancreatitis occurs in patients with a history of gallstone disease or heavy alcohol consumption. Acute pancreatitis is suspected when a patient has symptoms and has risk factors such as alcohol ingestion or gallstone disease. cms.clevelandclinic.org /digestivedisease/body.cfm?id=71   (750 words)

Pancreatitis Acute pancreatitis usually begins with pain in the upper abdomen that may last for a few days. Acute pancreatitis is usually caused by gallstones or by drinking too much alcohol, but these aren't the only causes. Acute pancreatitis occurs suddenly and lasts for a short period of time and usually resolves. digestive.niddk.nih.gov /ddiseases/pubs/pancreatitis/index.htm   (1870 words)

SSAT - Physician Guidelines - Treatment Of Acute Pancreatitis Patients with mild pancreatitis usually experience resolution of their pain within 24-48 hours after a regimen of no oral intake, narcotics for pain relief, and intravenous fluids. The incidence of acute pancreatitis is between 17-28 per 100,000 population. Pancreatic necrosis, estimated on early, contrast-enhanced helical CT is a specific predictor of morbidity and mortality. www.ssat.com /cgi-bin/acupanc6.cgi?affiliation=other   (1130 words)

Low Back Pain Fact Sheet: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Most acute back pain is mechanical in nature — the result of trauma to the lower back or a disorder such as arthritis. Other studies are comparing different health care approaches to the management of acute low back pain (standard care versus chiropractic, acupuncture, or massage therapy). Pain from trauma may be caused by a sports injury, work around the house or in the garden, or a sudden jolt such as a car accident or other stress on spinal bones and tissues. www.ninds.nih.gov /disorders/backpain/detail_backpain.htm   (5216 words)

Health 24 - Medical - Head 2 Toe Acute onset pain (pain of quick onset) in the epigastric area can be due to perforation of a peptic ulcer, cholecystitis or acute pancreatitis. Organic pain (pain due to a physical disease process) is often due to diseases of the abdominal organs, such as the intestines, liver, pancreas and stomach, but it may be relayed from other, more distant parts of the body. The pain of irritable bowel syndrome is often relieved by passing stool or flatus and that of peptic ulcer disease is often relieved by eating food. www.health24.com /medical/Head2Toe/777-778-783,11941.asp   (2797 words)

Chronic Pain history and information at MedicineNet.com Chronic pain persists over a longer period of time than acute pain and is resistant to most medical treatments. The cause of acute pain can usually be diagnosed and treated, and the pain is self-limiting, that is, it is confined to a given period of time and severity. Pain is a complex perception that differs enormously among individual patients, even those who appear to have identical injuries or illnesses. www.medicinenet.com /chronic_pain/article.htm   (819 words)

Postgraduate Medicine: A structured approach to low back pain Minimizing the seriousness of low back pain and the need for intervention can be as detrimental as overreacting (eg, treating acute pain with excessive rest or activity restriction, overmedicating, ordering studies in the absence of adequate indications). A common approach to initial treatment of acute low back pain is to prescribe ibuprofen and a muscle relaxant and to follow up as needed. Reproduction of radicular pain with a cross straight-leg raise or contralateral leg raise is very suggestive of nerve root impingement. www.postgradmed.com /issues/1999/11_99/biewen.htm   (819 words)

A Basbaum By contrast, acute pain responsiveness is intact in these mice, indicating that the processing of acute and persistent pain messages can be differentially regulated. Pain is exacerbated, in part, because of a reorganization of spinal cord circuitry in the setting of persistent injury. To this end, we have generated and are studying mice with a deletion of the gene that encodes substance P. Because the induction of long-term changes in pain processing involves activation of a variety of second messenger systems in dorsal horn neurons, we are also studying the consequences of their deletion. anatomy.ucsf.edu /Pages/basbauma.html   (819 words)

Acute Coronary Syndromes Without Chest Pain, An Underdiagnosed and Undertreated High-Risk Group: Insights From The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events -- Brieger et al. 126 (2): 461 -- Chest Acute Coronary Syndromes Without Chest Pain, An Underdiagnosed and Undertreated High-Risk Group: Insights From The Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events -- Brieger et al. Symptoms Other Than Chest Pain May Be Important in the Diagnosis of "Silent Ischemia," or "The Sounds of Silence" symptoms included chest pain (ie, typical) or did not (ie, atypical). www.chestjournal.org /cgi/content/abstract/126/2/461   (426 words)

BioMed Central Full text Pancreatic hyperamylasemia during acute gastroenteritis: incidence and clinical relevance In three cases amylasememia was found over four times the normal range (460 UI/L, 520 UI/L and 1560 UI/L, respectively) but only one case (amylase 1560 UI/L) had the clinical features of acute pancreatitis (typical pain with radiation, and poor response to normal analgesics and antispastic drugs). Probably, in the setting of acute gastroenteritis, the onset of overt pancreatitis is influenced by host factors (genetic predisposition, and/or inflammatory response) as well as other possible still unidentified factors. Despite the relative high rate of hypermaylasemia during acute gastroenteritis, pancreatitis is a rare event. www.biomedcentral.com /1471-2334/1/18   (426 words)

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