Symptoma

Macroamylasemia

This syndrome is presented in a patient with cholecystitis and a partial small bowel obstruction accompanied by persistent pre- and postoperative hyperamylasemia with proven macroamylasemia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  • Ankle Edema

    Even if physical examination showed only mild bilateral ankle edema, without major features of congestive heart failure or ischemic disease, or abdominal complaints/pathologic findings, the confirmed high levels of total creatine kinase and amylase [pancreas.imedpub.com]

  • Congestive Heart Failure

    Even if physical examination showed only mild bilateral ankle edema, without major features of congestive heart failure or ischemic disease, or abdominal complaints/pathologic findings, the confirmed high levels of total creatine kinase and amylase [pancreas.imedpub.com]

  • Chronic Abdominal Pain

    An 11-year-old girl was referred for chronic abdominal pain and growth retardation associated with persistent hyperamylasemia and suspected chronic pancreatitis. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  • Periumbilical Pain

    Case Report: A 5-year old boy was presented to a tertiary-care hospital with periumbilical pain, vomiting and fever for one day. Patient had history of recurrent abdominal pain over the prior year. His mother had history of pancreatitis. [omicsonline.org]

  • Hunger

    Well Photo Credit Illustration by Celia Jacobs Outrunning Hunger Intense exercise may change the way certain neurons influence our appetite and metabolism. [nytimes.com]

  • Meningism

    […] in the parietal and visceral peritoneum, as a fragment of splenic tissue in the bed of a remote organ, as well as in the retroperitoneal space and in the extra-abdominal one - in the pleural cavity, pericardium, and postoperative scar and even in the meninges [rmojs.unina.it]

  • Vaginal Bleeding

    She presented in her 32 nd week plus 3 days of gestation with regular contractions and antepartum vaginal bleeding, without cervical dilation or effacement. [degruyter.com]

  • Testicular Pain

    Splenosis as a cause of testicular pain: laparoscopic management J Endourol. 1999; 13(5):373-5. [PMID: 10446800] 21. Kiroff GK, Mangos A, Cohen R, Chatterton BE, Jamieson GG. Splenic regeneration following splenectomy for traumatic rupture. [rmojs.unina.it]

This disorder should be considered in a patient with asymptomatic hyperamylasemia because its detection can obviate a prolonged diagnostic workup. The condition requires no treatment and may be transient. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

By the end of this session the reader should be able to : Describe the most common nonspecific biochemical findings in serum in acute pancreatitis Discuss the use of serum amylase in the laboratory workup of acute pancreatitis Discuss amylase isoenzymes [ucsdlabmed.wikidot.com]

  • Amylase Increased

    Amylase increases may occur postoperatively, resulting in increased S-type and P-type isoamylases; however, an increase in salivary amylase is more common. [emedicine.medscape.com]

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  • Ventricular Hypertrophy

    The most important anamnestic findings were a previous diagnosis of arterial hypertension with secondary cardiac involvement (left ventricular hypertrophy with an ejection fraction within the reference range) and a previous cholecystectomy (15 years before [pancreas.imedpub.com]

However, in the presence of symptoms, especially of abdominal origin, it is important that this condition be identified accurately in order to avoid unnecessary treatment for pancreatitis or other related diseases. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

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The Grey Turner sign (ecchymoses of the flanks) and the Cullen sign (ecchymoses of the umbilical region) indicate extravasation of hemorrhagic exudate, occur in 1% of cases, and portend a poor prognosis. [msdmanuals.com]

"Acute pancreatitis: value of CT in establishing prognosis". Radiology. 174 (2): 331–6. doi : 10.1148/radiology.174.2.2296641. PMID 2296641. Gürleyik G, Emir S, Kiliçoglu G, Arman A, Saglam A (November 2005). [en.wikipedia.org]

[…] as true statement about HPLC absorption, partition, ion exchange, gel permeation 1 mole solute per kg solvent serum sample for acid phosphatase best prepared for room temp storage by estrogen and progesterone receptor assays are useful in assessing prognosis [quizlet.com]

Article analyzes current data on macroamylasemia and splenosis, their etiology and diagnostics in particular. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Only one patient had family history of macroamylasemia, but 2 patients had relatives with elevated amylase of unknown etiology. [omicsonline.org]

Particular attention has been devoted to the manage ment of the more difficult therapeutic problems such as severe protracted pancreatitis, pancreatitis of unknown etiology, pancreatic pseudocyst, and pancreatic insufficiency. [books.google.ro]

This is the best test to use when the etiology of hyperamylasemia is obscure. Ref: iMedicine 2002 03192002 [enotes.tripod.com]

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Epidemiology [ edit ] In the United States, the annual incidence is 18 cases of acute pancreatitis per 100,000 population, and it accounts for 220,000 hospitalizations in the US. [55] In a European cross-sectional study, incidence of acute pancreatitis [en.wikipedia.org]

Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/Management. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2016:chap 58. Updated by: Michael M. [medlineplus.gov]

Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/Management. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2016:chap 58. Tests for Macroamylasemia Reviewed By: Michael M. [huronregional.org]

Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/Management. 10th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2016:chap 58. Text only Tests for Macroamylasemia Reviewed By: Michael M. [leehealth.org]

Molecular and Systemic Pathophysiology Amylase is an extracellular digestive enzyme that acts to cleave starch into di- and monosaccharides. The active cytoplasmatic form contains 496 amino acids with a molecular weight of around 54 kDa. [link.springer.com]

Keywords Amylases; Creatine Kinase; macroamylase INTRODUCTION A distinctive characteristic of macroenzymes is a molecular mass higher than that of the corresponding enzymes normally found in serum under physiological or pathophysiological conditions [ [pancreas.imedpub.com]

Abstract Macroamylasemia is a condition characterized by a serum amylase activity increase due to complex macromolecules whose large size prevents its urinary excretion. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Get optimal test results with guidance on error detection, correction, and prevention as well as cost-effective test selection. [books.google.ro]

Purposeful autotransplantation of splenic tissue is one of the splenosis variants used to prevent postsplenectomy syndrome, the effectiveness of which is so far under discussion [23]. [rmojs.unina.it]

Differential diagnosis in this case would have prevented unnecessary and expensive treatment for pancreatitis and spared stress to the patient caused by the pancreatitis misdiagnosis. [degruyter.com]

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