Most doctor when diagnosis of pancreatic cancer there will do a complete physical examination including lab tests. In addition the doctor will check the patients temperature, blood pressure and pulse. Doctors will usually has their patients blood profile, urine and stool tests. Most patients will ask to drink barium solution before their go for x-rays. Besides the doctor will ask the patient personal history and their family medical history.
Most pancreatic cancer are slow to show symptoms at the early stage and when the symptoms is notice it has spreads to others parts of the body. Symptoms of pancreatic cancer are severe abdominal pain, loss of appetite for food, fever, nausea, fatigue and dark yellow color in urine. Pancreatic cancer tent to develop cancer of the pancreas more times than non smokers. Heavy alcoholism drinkers also develop more times than the non alcohol. Chronic pancreatic cancer is often associated with alcoholism.
Showing posts with label pancreas diseases. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pancreas diseases. Show all posts
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Thursday, April 05, 2007
Types of pancreas diseases
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas that may occur as an acute, painful attack, or may be a chronic condition developing gradually over time. It is caused when pancreatic enzyme secretions build up and begin to digest the organ itself.
There are two types of diabetes. In Type I diabetes, formerly called juvenile-onset diabetes, the pancreas cannot produce insulin. People with Type I diabetes must have daily insulin injections. But they need to avoid taking too much insulin because that can lead to insulin shock, which begins with a mild hunger. This is quickly followed by sweating, shallow breathing, dizziness, palpitations, trembling, and mental confusion. As the blood sugar falls, the body tries to compensate by breaking down fat and protein to make more sugar. Eventually, low blood sugar leads to a decrease in the sugar supply to the brain, resulting in a loss of consciousness. Eating a sugary food can prevent insulin shock until appropriate medical measures can be taken.Type II diabetes, formerly called adult-onset diabetes, can occur at any age. The pancreas can produce insulin, but the cells do not respond to it.
There are two types of diabetes. In Type I diabetes, formerly called juvenile-onset diabetes, the pancreas cannot produce insulin. People with Type I diabetes must have daily insulin injections. But they need to avoid taking too much insulin because that can lead to insulin shock, which begins with a mild hunger. This is quickly followed by sweating, shallow breathing, dizziness, palpitations, trembling, and mental confusion. As the blood sugar falls, the body tries to compensate by breaking down fat and protein to make more sugar. Eventually, low blood sugar leads to a decrease in the sugar supply to the brain, resulting in a loss of consciousness. Eating a sugary food can prevent insulin shock until appropriate medical measures can be taken.Type II diabetes, formerly called adult-onset diabetes, can occur at any age. The pancreas can produce insulin, but the cells do not respond to it.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Pancreatic diabetes and its complication
Diabetes is consider a serious disease, if its not treated or taken care can leads to more serious health problems such as failure in our kidney, blurr in eye sight or blindness, it will also damage our nerve in the hand and feets and narrowing our blood vessels that cause heart attack or even to stroke. Diabetes is said that this disease cannot be complete cure, if proper care is taken of you save from it.
In diabetes 2, the pancreas does not release any insulin because the body has already diminished the cells that produce it. The diagnosed patient therefore relies heavily on insulin treatment. Pancreatic diabetes is a complication that results from pancreas diseases such as pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer. The outright damage to the organ itself leads to impaired insulin production.
In diabetes 2, the pancreas does not release any insulin because the body has already diminished the cells that produce it. The diagnosed patient therefore relies heavily on insulin treatment. Pancreatic diabetes is a complication that results from pancreas diseases such as pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer. The outright damage to the organ itself leads to impaired insulin production.
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