Health and Medical Guide to Digestive System Pancreatic Diseases Health information topics about Pancreatic Diseases: Anatomy/Physiology 1. Atlas of the Body: The Endocrine System American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZW5TZ46JC&sub_... 2. What Is the Pancreas? Johns Hopkins University, Dept. of Pathology http://pathology2.jhu.edu/pancreas/pancreas1.cfm Children 1. Inherited Pancreatic Disorders of Childhood National Pancreas Foundation http://www.pancreasfoundation.org/cgi/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=learn_gene... Clinical Trials 1. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pancreatic Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D010182&recruiting... Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Lipase Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/lipase/test.html 2. Secretin Test National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/patient_education/procdiag/secretin.pdf 3. Ultrasound: Abdomen American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-abdomen.htm 4. Amylase Test American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/analytes/amylase/test.html 5. ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatograp National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ercp/ Dictionaries/Glossaries 1. Digestive Diseases Dictionary National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/dictionary/ Directories 1. Find a Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Doctor American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/find/find.cfm 2. AACE Physician Finder American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists http://www.aace.com/memsearch.php Genetics 1. Disease Information: Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Foundation http://www.shwachman-diamond.org/info.htm Nutrition 1. Nutrition: Frequently Asked Questions National Pancreas Foundation http://www.pancreasfoundation.org/cgi/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=faq%2edb&c... 2. Hydration and Chronic Pancreatitis National Pancreas Foundation http://www.pancreasfoundation.org/cgi/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=learn_panc... 3. Pancreatic Diseases: Recipes National Pancreas Foundation http://www.pancreasfoundation.org/live/recipes.shtml Organizations 1. American Gastroenterological Association http://www.gastro.org/ 2. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and K http://www.niddk.nih.gov/ 3. Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome Foundation http://www.shwachman-diamond.org/ 4. National Pancreas Foundation http://www.pancreasfoundation.org/ Overviews 1. Diseases of the Pancreas American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/conditions/pancreatic_diseases.... Related Issues 1. Ten Questions to Ask Your GI Endoscopist American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy http://www.askasge.org/pages/tenquest.cfm Specific Conditions 1. Pancreatitis National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/pancreatitis/ 2. Pancreatic Cysts Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00115 3. Hyperinsulinemia Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00896 4. Chronic Pancreatitis: Frequently Asked Questions National Pancreas Foundation http://www.pancreasfoundation.org/cgi/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=faq%2edb&c... 5. Acute Pancreatitis: Frequently Asked Questions National Pancreas Foundation http://www.pancreasfoundation.org/cgi/csNews/csNews.cgi?database=faq%2edb&c... 6. Pancreatic Insufficiency Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00652 Treatment 1. Questions and Answers on Exocrine Pancreatic Insuf Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/infopage/pancreatic_drugs/pancreatic_qa.htm   Recommended Resources: Yahoo! News: Medications/Drugs News Medications/Drugs News FDA considering changes to risky drug safeguards (Reuters) Reuters - Safeguards to protect patients from risky drugs should have less paperwork and more consistency, drugmakers and pharmacy representatives said this week during a U.S. Food and Drug Administration meeting. 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