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Acute abdominal pain in an elderly patient
- Author:
- Marie-France Poulin, MD
- Balaji Yegneswaran, MD
A possible large bowel obstruction and severe dehydration prompted us to admit this patient. But a day later, the clinical picture became even...
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When should serum amylase and lipase levels be repeated in a patient with acute pancreatitis?
- Author:
- Balaji Yegneswaran, MD
- C.S. Pitchumoni, MD, MPH
In general, repeating these measurements has no value once the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is made.