Chronic pancreatitis physical examination: Difference between revisions

Jump to navigation Jump to search
No edit summary
 
(20 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
__NOTOC__
__NOTOC__
{{Chronic pancreatitis}}
{{Chronic pancreatitis}}
{{CMG}}; {{AE}}{{IQ}}


Please help WikiDoc by adding content here. It's easy!  Click  [[Help:How_to_Edit_a_Page|here]] to learn about editing.
==Overview==
Patients with chronic pancreatitis may assume a characteristic position in an attempt to relieve their abdominal pain such as lying on the left side, flexing the [[spine]], drawing the knees up toward the chest. Patients with [[steatorrhea]] or advanced disease may present as loss of [[subcutaneous fat]], temporal wasting and sunken [[supraclavicular fossa]]. Skin findings may include  [[jaundice]], [[pallor]] and [[bruises]].


==References==
==Physical Examination==
{{Reflist|2}}


[[Category:Needs content]]
===Appearance of the Patient===
[[Category:Gastroenterology]]
*Patients with acute on chronic pancreatitis may assume a characteristic position in an attempt to relieve their abdominal pain:  
[[Category:Medical emergencies]]
**Lying on the left side
[[Category:Surgery]]
**Flexing the spine
**Drawing the knees up toward the chest
*Patients with steatorrhea or advanced disease may present as
**Loss of subcutaneous fat
**Temporal wasting
**Sunken supraclavicular fossa
**Other physical signs of malnutrition


{{WikiDoc Help Menu}}
===Skin===
{{WikiDoc Sources}}
*[[Jaundice]]
* [[Pallor]]
* Bruises
 
[[Image:Cullen's sign.jpg|500 px|frame|center|By Herbert L. Fred, MD and Hendrik A. van Dijk (http://cnx.org/content/m14904/latest/) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons]]
[[Image:Hemorrhagic pancreatitis - Grey Turner's sign.jpg|500 px|thumb|center|By Herbert L. Fred, MD and Hendrik A. van Dijk (http://cnx.org/content/m14942/latest/) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons]]
 
===Abdomen===
*A palpable abdominal mass in the epigastrium{{Reflist|2}}
 
{{WH}}
{{WS}}
[[Category: (name of the system)]]

Latest revision as of 16:06, 2 January 2018

Chronic pancreatitis Microchapters

Home

Patient Information

Overview

Historical Perspective

Classification

Pathophysiology

Causes

Differentiating Chronic pancreatitis from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Screening

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Study of Choice

Diagnostic Criteria

History and Symptoms

Physical Examination

Laboratory Findings

Abdominal X Ray

CT

MRI

Ultrasound

Other Imaging Findings

Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy

Surgery

Primary Prevention

Secondary Prevention

Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy

Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies

Case #1

American Pancreatic Association Practice Guidelines

APA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic pancreatiits

Chronic pancreatitis physical examination On the Web

Most recent articles

Most cited articles

Review articles

CME Programs

Powerpoint slides

Images

American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Chronic pancreatitis physical examination

All Images
X-rays
Echo & Ultrasound
CT Images
MRI

Ongoing Trials at Clinical Trials.gov

US National Guidelines Clearinghouse

NICE Guidance

FDA on Chronic pancreatitis physical examination

CDC on Chronic pancreatitis physical examination

Chronic pancreatitis physical examination in the news

Blogs on Chronic pancreatitis physical examination

Directions to Hospitals Treating Chronic pancreatitis

Risk calculators and risk factors for Chronic pancreatitis physical examination

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Iqra Qamar M.D.[2]

Overview

Patients with chronic pancreatitis may assume a characteristic position in an attempt to relieve their abdominal pain such as lying on the left side, flexing the spine, drawing the knees up toward the chest. Patients with steatorrhea or advanced disease may present as loss of subcutaneous fat, temporal wasting and sunken supraclavicular fossa. Skin findings may include  jaundicepallor and bruises.

Physical Examination

Appearance of the Patient

  • Patients with acute on chronic pancreatitis may assume a characteristic position in an attempt to relieve their abdominal pain:
    • Lying on the left side
    • Flexing the spine
    • Drawing the knees up toward the chest
  • Patients with steatorrhea or advanced disease may present as
    • Loss of subcutaneous fat
    • Temporal wasting
    • Sunken supraclavicular fossa
    • Other physical signs of malnutrition

Skin

By Herbert L. Fred, MD and Hendrik A. van Dijk (http://cnx.org/content/m14904/latest/) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
By Herbert L. Fred, MD and Hendrik A. van Dijk (http://cnx.org/content/m14942/latest/) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Abdomen

  • A palpable abdominal mass in the epigastrium

Template:WH Template:WS