Pancreatitis through which examination can be diagnosed?

summary

Pancreatitis is often associated with cholelithiasis, heavy drinking and overeating. Pancreatitis is divided into acute pancreatitis and chronic pancreatitis, with acute and more acute onset. Acute pancreatitis can be divided into mild and severe. The symptoms of mild pancreatitis are mild, the pancreas is only edema, and the prognosis is good. Severe pancreatitis with pancreatic hemorrhage and necrosis often complicated with a variety of serious complications, leading to death. Therefore, the early diagnosis and treatment of severe pancreatitis is very important. For both acute and chronic pancreatitis, the tests that help the diagnosis are similar. Let's take acute pancreatitis as an example. Let's take a look at the examinations needed for acute pancreatitis.

Pancreatitis through which examination can be diagnosed?

First, in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, our commonly used examinations include laboratory examination and imaging examination. Among them, laboratory tests are mostly to help the preliminary diagnosis of pancreatitis, and some can also help the preliminary understanding of the severity of the disease. Imaging examination can be more intuitive to see the lesion location and judge the condition.

Second: the specific laboratory tests include the white blood cell count, blood and urine amylase determination, serum lipase determination, C-reactive protein and some biochemical tests. The specificity of serum amylase, urine amylase and serum lipase was higher. The former was used for early detection, while the latter was more significant in late stage. Blood glucose and calcium in biochemical examination can help to judge the prognosis.

Third: imaging examination of abdominal plain film, abdominal B ultrasound and CT imaging. Abdominal plain film can exclude other acute abdomen and indirectly indicate the existence of acute pancreatitis. Abdominal B ultrasound is used as a routine screening of acute pancreatitis to understand the situation of pancreas. CT is of great value in the diagnosis and judgment of acute pancreatic disease, especially enhanced CT is the best method for the diagnosis of pancreatic necrosis.

matters needing attention

We should pay attention to avoid heavy drinking and overeating, and treat gallstones in time to avoid the occurrence of acute pancreatitis. When there is acute abdominal pain, timely medical treatment, so as not to delay the disease.