What is Which of the following is not a feature of acute pancreatitis and explain in detail?
Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis Corner Stone of the diagnosis of AP: Clinical findings +elevation of pancreatic enzyme level in the plasma Pancreatic enzymes A threefold or higher elevation of amylase & lipase levels confirms the diagnosis Amylase's serum half - life is shoer as compared with lipase Lipase is also a more specific marker of AP because serum amylase levels can be elevated in a number of conditions, such as peptic ulcer disease, mesentric ischaemia, salpingitis and microamylasemia Patients with AP are typically hyperglycemic; they can also have leukocytosis and abnormal elevation of liver enzyme levels Elevation of ALT levels in the serum in the context of AP has a positive predictive value of 95% in the diagnosis of acute biliary pancreatitis X-Ray abdomen Localized ileus of duodenum and proximal jejunum (sentinel loop) or that of transverse colon up to its mid point (colon cut off sign) IOC for acute pancreatitis : CECT Ref: Sabiston 20th edition Pgno :1524-1528