Do I Have Pancreatitis Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. How long does a typical episode of upper-abdominal pain last?
I have not had an episode.
It lasts only briefly and fully settles without returning soon.
It lasts for hours or returns repeatedly over a short period.
It remains severe for several hours, is constant, or is getting worse.
2. Which description comes closest to any upper-abdominal pain you have now or experienced recently?
I have not had upper-abdominal pain.
I had mild, short-lived discomfort that did not interrupt my activities.
I have had noticeable or recurring upper-abdominal pain that affected what I could do.
The pain is severe, persistent, worsening, or spreading through to my back.
3. Which recent bowel change is closest to your experience?
No meaningful change from my usual bowel pattern.
A brief change in stool consistency or frequency that settled.
Repeated unusually greasy, oily, floating, pale, or difficult-to-flush stools.
Markedly pale stools occurring with dark urine, yellowing, or significant abdominal pain.
4. When you gently assess your abdomen without pressing hard, what do you notice?
No unusual upper-abdominal tenderness or swelling.
Mild tenderness or fullness that settles.
Persistent tenderness or visible bloating that concerns me.
A very painful, tense, rigid, or markedly swollen abdomen.
5. Over the past several hours, how well have you been able to replace fluids?
I can drink normally and am urinating about as usual.
I feel thirstier or have a dry mouth, but fluids stay down.
Vomiting or nausea limits fluids, and I am urinating much less than usual.
I cannot keep fluids down, have passed almost no urine, or feel faint or confused.
6. How is your breathing compared with usual?
My breathing feels normal for me.
I feel slightly more winded than usual but can do ordinary activities.
Breathlessness makes me stop or limit ordinary activity.
I have severe breathing difficulty, chest pain, or blue or gray lips or skin.
7. Which description best matches fever or chills during this illness?
No feverish feeling, unusual chills, or shaking.
I have felt mildly feverish or chilled but remain able to function.
I have a measured fever or repeated chills with persistent digestive or abdominal symptoms.
I have a high fever, violent shaking chills, severe pain, confusion, or rapid deterioration.
8. How have eating and appetite changed?
My appetite and ability to eat are usual for me.
My appetite is somewhat reduced, but I can eat and drink.
I am avoiding meals because eating repeatedly worsens pain or nausea.
I can barely eat or drink because of significant pain, vomiting, or rapid worsening.
9. Have you experienced dizziness, faintness, or a change in awareness with these symptoms?
No unusual dizziness or change in awareness.
Brief lightheadedness, especially when standing, that quickly settles.
Repeated dizziness, weakness, or feeling close to fainting.
Fainting, confusion, unusual difficulty staying awake, or being hard to wake.
10. What tends to happen around meals?
Meals do not seem connected to upper-abdominal pain.
I sometimes notice mild discomfort after eating, but the pattern is unclear.
Eating repeatedly brings on or worsens noticeable upper-abdominal pain.
Eating is followed by intense or rapidly worsening upper-abdominal pain.
11. Imagine going through an ordinary day while the discomfort is present. How much does it affect movement or posture?
I can move and change position normally without upper-abdominal pain.
Certain movements or pressure cause mild tenderness, but I continue normally.
The pain makes me limit activity, rest, or repeatedly change position.
Severe pain prevents normal activity, spreads to my back, or makes me curl forward for relief.
12. What has happened with your weight when you were not intentionally trying to change it?
No unexplained weight change that I have noticed.
A small or uncertain change without other significant symptoms.
Clear gradual weight loss alongside reduced appetite or digestive changes.
Rapid or substantial unintended weight loss with weakness, persistent pain, or vomiting.
13. What have you noticed about the color of your eyes, skin, and urine?
No unusual yellowing or dark urine.
A subtle yellow tint or darker urine noticed once.
Definite yellowing of the eyes or skin, or persistently dark urine.
Yellowing occurs with dark urine, pale stools, significant pain, vomiting, or rapid worsening.
14. What best describes nausea or vomiting during the same period as your other symptoms?
Neither nausea nor vomiting has occurred.
I have had mild or occasional nausea without vomiting.
Nausea is persistent, or I have vomited more than once.
Vomiting is repeated, forceful, or prevents me from keeping fluids down.
15. How would you describe abdominal fullness or bloating?
I have not noticed unusual bloating or fullness.
I have occasional mild bloating that passes.
Bloating repeatedly occurs with nausea, tenderness, or reduced appetite.
My abdomen is markedly swollen or tense alongside severe pain or repeated vomiting.