Homework Help: bio( sorry for the long question)

Posted by jess on Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 12:29pm.

a persaon complains about abdominal pain. she also has fever, pain the middle back, clammy skin and nausea/ vomitting. her blood test report the following:-
high serum amylase
high serum lipase.
her past medical history is given below:~
1. diagnosed with gall stones(choldithiasis) Jan 2000
2. currently treated with bile salts.
what is she suffering from?

i found out that it's acute pancreatitis. but am i right??? please help. Sorry for the long question! Thanks!

bio( sorry for the long question) - GuruBlue, Saturday, November 1, 2008 at 12:44pm
Here are two excellent sites:

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/pancreatitis/

http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/a/acute_pancreatitis/symptoms.htm

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