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A 4 page overview of this often fatal condition. This paper discusses causes, symptoms, and therapies. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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number of problems. The most common of these problems, however, are heavy drinking, the side effects of drugs, and trauma. Diseases such as mumps, systemic lupus erythematosus, and
even cystic fibrosis can also result in acute pancreatitus (Brunson, Bridges, Anderson, Graves, and Schwann, 2009). So too can the bites of scorpions and snakes and even the presence
of parasites like the Chinese river fluke. There are, in fact, a multitude of factors that interplay in causing this condition. While treatment is often successful, this is
not always the case. Acute pancreatitis is a serious condition and, even when treated, goes hand-in-hand with a high risk of death. Accuracy and expediency in regard to
the prediction of severity is critical in improving the outcome (Duarte-Rojo, Suazo-Barahona, Ramirez-Iglesias, et. al., 2008). The symptoms of acute pancreatitis
can be limited to acute abdominal pain (Brunson, Bridges, Anderson, Graves, and Schwann, 2009). Symptoms can also be considerably more complex, however. These can include, in part, severe
pain epigastric pain that radiates into the patients back, nauseau, vomiting, diarrhea, fever and chills, a loss of appetite, and foul smelling stools with an oily appearance (Brunson, Bridges, Anderson,
Graves, and Schwann, 2009). Pancreatic function is critical, in part, because of the organs role in the production of insulin and
glycogen. Insulin, of course, functions in controlling carbohydrate metabolism. Glucogen is a polypeptide which is also produced by the pancreatic islets. It stimulates the liver to break
down glycogen and increases blood sugar (glucose) concentrations. It is regulated by blood glucose and amino acid concentrations. The pancreas is of obvious importance, therefore, in the regulation
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