Indulgence in fatty BBQ late at night is being touted as the cause of a Nanjing man developing acute abdominal pain that, in turn, was the result of his triglycerides, the most common type of fat in the body, soaring to 24 times normal levels.
一名南京男子因深夜吃高脂肪烧烤而患上急性腹痛，而这又是他体内最常见的脂肪类型甘油三酯飙升至正常水平24倍的结果。
It was in such pain with what would turn out to be severe acute pancreatitis that 40-year-old Mr. Li was recently sent to the emergency room of Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Nanjing.
40岁的李先生因患上了重症急性胰腺炎，痛苦不堪，最近被送往南京江苏省中医院急诊室。
As the Yangtze Evening News reported yesterday, 3 December, a blood test found that Mr. Li’s blood was obviously stratified, with the upper layer composed of milky white lipids, commonly known in China as “milk blood” (牛奶血) or elsewhere as “chyloblood”.
据扬子晚报昨天12月3日报道，抽血检查发现，李先生的血液有明显的分层，上层是乳白色的脂质，国内俗称“牛奶血”，国外也称“乳糜血”。
That stratification was the result of Li’s level of triglycerides, or the concentration of glucose, reaching some 54.81 Millimoles Per Litre (mmol/L), while his total cholesterol level stood at 17.16 mmol/L, about 3 times a normal value.
这种分层是由于李的甘油三酯水平或葡萄糖浓度达到约 54.81 毫摩尔每升 (mmol/L)，而他的总胆固醇水平为 17.16 mmol/L，约为正常值的 3 倍。
Meanwhile, an emergency CT examination revealed Li to have an amylase level of 871 units per litre (U/L) and a lipase level of 2,427 U/L. A normal level for amylase, or the protein which helps with carbohydrate digestion, is 40-140 U/L; while for lipase that assists with fat digestion a normal level is 10-140 U/L.
与此同时，紧急CT检查显示，李的淀粉酶水平为871单位/升(U/L)，脂肪酶水平为2,427 U/L。淀粉酶或有助于碳水化合物消化的蛋白质的正常水平是 40-140 U/L；而帮助脂肪消化的脂肪酶的正常水平是10-140 U/L。
Transferred to the Department of Critical Care Medicine for treatment, Li was administered with plasma exchange and bedside hemofiltration, during which time he developed a high fever and suffered respiratory failure that required ventilator support to keep him alive.
转入重症医学科治疗后，李先生接受了血浆置换和床边血液滤过治疗，期间出现高烧、呼吸衰竭，需要呼吸机支持才能维持生命。
His condition improved, Li was transferred back to the Hospital’s gastroenterology department general ward and was discharged after recovery, to receive repeated lectures from medical staff, imploring him to adjust his diet, exercise moderately and control his weight.
病情好转后，李某被转回医院消化内科普通病房，康复后出院，接受医护人员的反复宣讲，嘱咐他调整饮食、适量运动、控制体重。
With holiday gatherings around the corner, excessive drinking and high-fat meals are inevitable. Jiangsu Provincial Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital predicts that, based on experience in previous years, the number of acute pancreatitis cases it admits will increase significantly.
节日聚会在即，过量饮酒和高脂肪饮食在所难免。江苏省中医院预计，根据往年经验，该院收治的急性胰腺炎病例数将大幅增加。
Acute pancreatitis has both a sudden onset and rapid progression. It can involve organs and systems throughout the body and progress to severe acute pancreatitis, a condition carrying a high mortality rate.
急性胰腺炎起病突然且进展迅速。它可以累及全身的器官和系统，并发展为重症急性胰腺炎，这是一种死亡率很高的疾病。
