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  2. Acute pancreatitis - Wikipedia

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    Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas.Causes include a gallstone impacted in the common bile duct or the pancreatic duct, heavy alcohol use, systemic disease, trauma, elevated calcium levels, hypertriglyceridemia (with triglycerides usually being very elevated, over 1000 mg/dL), certain medications, hereditary causes and, in children, mumps.

  3. File:Acute Pancreatitis.pdf - Wikipedia

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  4. Ranson criteria - Wikipedia

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    The Ranson criteria form a clinical prediction rule for predicting the prognosis and mortality risk of acute pancreatitis. They were introduced in 1974 by the English-American pancreatic expert and surgeon Dr. John Ranson (1938–1995). [1]

  5. Pancreatitis - Wikipedia

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    The two most common causes of acute pancreatitis are a gallstone blocking the common bile duct after the pancreatic duct has joined; and heavy alcohol use. [1] Other causes include direct trauma, certain medications, infections such as mumps, and tumors. [1] Chronic pancreatitis may develop as a result of acute pancreatitis. [1]

  6. American College of Gastroenterology - Wikipedia

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    The American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) is a Bethesda, Maryland–based medical association of gastroenterologists.. The association was founded in 1932 [1] and holds annual meetings and regional postgraduate continuing education courses, establishes research grants, and publishes The American Journal of Gastroenterology, Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology and The ACG Case ...

  7. ACG Group - Wikipedia

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    ACG is a multinational pharmaceutical company with headquarters in Mumbai, India. The company has presence in over 100 countries on six continents. [ 1 ] ACG is the world’s largest integrated supplier of solid dosage products and services. [ 2 ]

  8. APACHE II - Wikipedia

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    APACHE II ("Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II") is a severity-of-disease classification system, [1] one of several ICU scoring systems.It is applied within 24 hours of admission of a patient to an intensive care unit (ICU): an integer score from 0 to 71 is computed based on several measurements; higher scores correspond to more severe disease and a higher risk of death.

  9. Pancreatitis (veterinary) - Wikipedia

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    Severe acute pancreatitis also causes cardiovascular shock, disseminated intravascular coagulation, systemic inflammatory response syndrome, and organ failure. [4] Dehydration is observed in nearly all dogs with severe acute pancreatitis. [4] Serious and severe symptoms that are not uncommon include: hypokalaemia, hyponatraemia, and hypochloraemia.