Common Causes Most Common * Gallstones * Alcohol abuse Other Causes * Hypertriglyceridemia * Hypercalcemia * Trauma * Post-ERCP * Drugs (e.g., azathioprine, thiazides) * Infections (e.g., mumps) * Pancreatic tumors * Idiopathic Clinical Features Symptoms * Sudden severe epigastric pain * Pain radiating to the back * Nausea and vomiting * Abdominal distension * Fever Signs * Epigastric tenderness * Guarding * Tachycardia * Hypotension * Reduced bowel sounds (ileus) * Jaundice (if biliary obstruction) Severe Disease Signs * Grey Turners sign (flank ecchymosis) * Cullens sign (periumbilical ecchymosis) * Shock * Respiratory distress Diagnosis Diagnosis requires at least 2 of the following: 1
Pins and needles (paraesthesia)
If similar pathways are activated in the pelvis, GLP-1 medications could theoretically ease pain, reduce endo belly, and blunt neuroinflammation that heightens symptom severity
273,274,275 Hyperphosphorylation of Tau protein, a hallmark of AD, reduces its affinity for microtubules and causes it to aggregate
Glutathione is an antioxidant that the body naturally produces and uses in order to keep toxins out