A pancreatic injury is some form of trauma sustained by the pancreas. The injury can be sustained through either blunt forces, such as a motor vehicle accident, or penetrative forces, such as that of a gunshot wound. The pancreas is one of the least commonly injured organs in abdominal trauma.
Pancreas Trauma Symptoms
>Redness and bruising may indicate the site of the injury in blunt trauma.
>Abdominal pain and back pain is common with pancreas injury although it is possible for a person to be pain free.
>Bleeding is obvious in penetrating injuries and clinical signs of significant blood loss may be present in severe cases.
The exact cause of asthma is not known; it is suspected to be due to genetic and/or environmental factors. Most commonly observed symptoms include shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing and tightness in the chest. Asthma can be controlled with medications.
Symptoms of asthma vary from person to person:
>Most common symptoms of asthma are dyspnea or labored breathing, audible wheezing, tightness of chest and persistent coughing
>Patients usually exhibit very low systolic blood pressure and abnormally rapid breathing during an attack
>Wheezing sounds may accompany both inspiration and expiration or expiration alone