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==Overview==
Physical examination findings in acute pancreatitis can include [[fever]], [[tachycardia]], abdominal tenderness and distension, [[jaundice]], [[pallor]], and discoloration of the flanks and umbilicus.
==Physical Examination==
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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

Physical examination findings in acute pancreatitis can include fever, tachycardia, abdominal tenderness and distension, jaundice, pallor, and discoloration of the flanks and umbilicus.

Physical Examination

Appearance of the patient

Vitals

Temperature

Pulse

Rate

Rhythm

  • The pulse is regular

Strength

  • The pulse may be weak

Blood Pressure

Respiratory Rate

Skin

Eye

Lung

  • Rapid shallow breaths are seen
  • Reduced breath sounds when auscultated due to possible pleural effusion.
  • Basilar rales may be present

Abdomen

  • Abdominal distention may be present.
  • Abdominal tenderness may be present.
  • Rebound may be present.
  • An acute abdomen is present.
  • An abdominal mass may be present.
  • Guarding is present.
  • Körte's sign (pain or resistance in the zone where the head of pancreas is located (in epigastrium, 6–7 cm above the umbilicus).
  • Kamenchik's sign (pain with pressure under the xiphoid process).
  • Mayo-Robson's sign (pain while pressing at the top of the angle lateral to the Erector spinae muscles and below the left 12th rib (left costovertebral angle (CVA).
  • Mayo-Robson's point - a point on border of inner 2/3 with the external 1/3 of the line that represents the bisection of the left upper abdominal quadrant, where tenderness on pressure exists in disease of the pancreas. At this point the tail of pancreas is projected on the abdominal wall.

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