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What do you suggest if my sister has elevated lipase and amylase. nauseated, no appetite. platelets low. so far mri of pancreas norm?
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Pancreatitis?: Sometimes imaging lags behind acute disease process. Sounds like pancreatitis. Doctor should treat symptoms and patient not the images.Etiology of pancreatitis needs to be worked out.
Answered 7/27/2014
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