Pancreatitis

Pancreatitis

Q1. Briefly explain acute pancreatitis and discuss its incidence.

Pancreatitis is an infection that causes an infection within the pancreas causing the digestive system to be disturbed. It's a very painful infection that causes serious disease that harms the pancreas to either fail or damaged. The digestive system automatically gets harmed from the damage caused from this serious infection. The disease usually causes over pancreas, organ and the glands within the inner body of the person bearing from this infection. There could be symptoms of immediate infectious harm and severe swelling on the pancreas. This can be either life time or for a limited time period according to its severity. Its incidence is calculated to be 1 form a total of 5882 or 0.02%.

Q2. Mrs. Miller's admitting diagnosis is acute pancreatitis. Can a person having chronic pancreatitis? If so, what is the incidence, and how would you define chronic pancreatitis?

Yes there is 100% chance of getting the result of a chronic pancreatitis. The result proves that the chronic pancreatitis is an irritation that causes a swelling over the pancreases and keeps on damaging as time passes by. There is no chance of healing or getting any improvement because it gets worse as time passes by. The damage can either lead to permanent or a gradual damage to the digestive system. The reason can be whether the excess tendency of taking alcohol for a longer period and even cause damage in the genetics of the person. There could be even damages when the immune system does not accepts a food supplement that we intake and cause autoimmune problems. This causes a blockage within the pancreatic duct and cause complications of cystic fibrosis. This condition is usually found in men rather than women in the age of 30-40.

Q3. Discuss the common clinical manifestations of acute pancreatitis.

The most common affective manifestations of appendicitis are the abdominal pain, rebound tenderness, spasm and muscular rigidity. The patient may suffer from a lot of pain due to which the patient can hardly make movements as they can only take few respirations in the specific time interval. The pains and diseases can lead to abdominal distention, high fever, tachypnea, nausea and tachycardia.

Q4. Briefly discuss the diagnostic tests that help confirm the diagnosis of pancreatitis

Pertoneal aspiration may be executed to outcome the results of fluid analyzed for blood, amylase content, bacteria, fungus and pus. The instruments that are reliable to be used to carry out the test are CT scanning and ultra sound instruments. The diagnosis of pancreatitis are carried out over these infections that are to be diagnosed in the peritoneal aspiration

Q5. Identify the assessment findings in Mrs. Miller's case that are consistent with acute pancreatitis.

An assessment must be carried out for the patient's pain and suffering. This will also include the location of the infection that is causing pain and disease to spread within the body. The presence is to be assessed as the quality of the bowel sounds starts to increase as time passes by and severity ...