How to test the pancreas
pancreatic diseases require immediate diagnosis and subsequent treatment, if the disease is stronglyRun, there may be such pathologies as cancer or necrosis.
Similar diseases not only disrupt the normal operation of the organ, but can also lead to death. Due to diseases of the pancreas, the body is not able to properly digest fats, and if the islets of Langengans are damaged, everything can be aggravated by type 1 diabetes. How can one understand in time that something is wrong and take adequate measures in time to not lose a life?
The main thing is the
survey. The pancreas check, like any other organ, starts with a thorough survey of complaints that can give almost 90% of the diagnosis. A person can be bothered by pain, most often localized in the left hypochondrium. Its nature can be very diverse, most often in the form of an attack that begins after eating and gives to the left half of the body. Differentiate pathology of the pancreas is necessary with myocardial infarction, the ECG under which will bear the corresponding changes, and with pathology of the gland will be normal. Often the pain is localized in the middle of the abdomen, and the waist circumscribes. It's easier for a man to sit, bending forward, folding his hands on his stomach.
About the disturbed work of the body, they say constipation, which can alternate with diarrhea. To question a person is necessary and about the nature of feces. They can be with a putrefactive smell and contain a large amount of fat, due to which the feces are shiny and light.
In case of diabetes, a person will note that he constantly wants to drink, sometimes water is drunk up to 10 liters or more per day. In addition to thirst, to disrupt the pancreas is characterized by dry skin and constant hunger, sometimes loss of consciousness. All together, these complaints will allow you to suspect diabetes.
It is impossible to palpate the gland, due to the fact that it is located deep in the tissues, is covered from above by the stomach. Behind her limit the last ribs and vertebral column, fingers can only find volumetric processes. It remains only to test and probe methods and techniques of ultrasound.
Analyzes
To test the organ use probe methods, as well as blood tests. The probe allows you to get the enzymes of the pancreas from the lumen of the intestine and check their activity. With a lower content of enzymes, one can speak of a mechanical obstruction, because of which they can not enter the lumen of the duodenum. Such an obstacle can become a stone or a tumor.
The significance of the diagnosis of problems of the gland is the analysis of feces and urine. In the analysis of urine, the doctor is interested in the level of amylase, the presence of this enzyme indicates an acute pancreatic process. The analysis of stool will give an idea of the presence of undigested food and fatty acids and this also indicates a deficiency of enzymes.
There are many more methods to check the pancreas. A general analysis will show whether there is an inflammatory process in the body, and biochemical analysis will tell the level of amylase, as well as cholesterol, which, though indirectly, indicates the presence of diabetes. Determined and the level of sugar in the blood, and its presence indicates the reliability of the disease. Only the analysis must be submitted to the "hungry stomach" and for a certain time.
Ultrasound and MRI
An important method is the ultrasound of the pancreas, the doctor sees its structure, as well as the presence or absence of cysts, oncology. Normally, the pancreas also transmits ultrasound, like the liver and spleen. If the pancreas is without pathology, then its tail is 35 mm in size, the head is 32 mm, and the body is 21 mm. The contours of the organ should be clear and even, and the tissue itself should not have any changes.
Magnetic resonance imaging( MRI) is a more accurate method of examining the pancreas, which more accurately will clarify the increase or change in organ tissue. Layered sections will give more precise definition of the location of the oncological process or cysts. With the help of contrast, you can see the system of the pancreatic ducts. In 97% this is the most accurate and reliable method, allowing to clarify the slightest changes.
The X-ray method is also applicable for the pathology of the gland, but only for the one that is radiopaque: in particular, stones, cysts, and with contrast, examine the duct system and the vascular bed of the pancreas.
If symptoms of a breach of the gland are found, it is necessary to contact a specialist. Usually, the therapist conducts the examination, but in the presence of acute pain, the ambulance crew must be hospitalized in a hospital, where after a comprehensive diagnosis, an urgent surgeon surgery may be required.
