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 ;nephrostomies
 :A nephrostomy is the creation of a permanent opening directly into the renal pelvis to allow the drainage of urine.
+;hypercalcemia
+:Hypercalcemia is the state of having increased levels of calcium in the blood.
+;metastatic calcification
+:The deposition of calcium in normal tissues as a result of elevations in blood calcium.
+;gastritis
+:Gastritis is inflammation of the stomach.
+;300-500 u/L
+:A normal serum amylase level is 30 to 110 u/L.
+;pancreatitis
+:Chronic inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis) is most often caused by alcoholism or biliary tract calculi.
+;pneumonia
+:In alcoholics, aspiration pneumonia is common--bacteria enter the lung via aspiration of gastric contents.
+;necrotizing lobar pneumonia
+:Necrotizing lobar pneumonia is a severe acute pneumonia caused by virulent organisms and aspirated of gastric contents.
+;cirrhosis
+:Cirrhosis is a liver disease characterized by necrosis, fibrosis, loss of normal liver architecture, and hyperplastic nodules.