Value of repeating amylase levels in abdominal pain

Value of repeating amylase levels in abdominal pain Other (3455) Total Article Views Authors: Rajaraman Durai, Alexandras Uzkalnis Published Date August 2010 Volume 2010:3 Pages 91 - 92 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OAS.S11052 Rajaraman Durai1, Alexandras Uzkalnis2 1Specialist registrar, 2Consultant surgeon, Department of Surgery, University Hospital Lewisham, London, SE13 6LH, UK Serum amylase and lipase are commonly used tests for diagnosing pancreatitis. Serum amylase level is usually high in the early days of pancreatitis which subsequently decreases. Serum lipase is not routinely available in every hospital. We report an unusual case of pancreatitis where amylase was normal initially then it began to rise. Post to: Cannotea Citeulike Del.icio.us Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Readers of this article also read: Radiolucency below the crown of mandibular horizontal incompletely impacted third molars and acute inflammation in men with diabetes Role of aliskiren in cardio-renal protection and use in hypertensives with multiple risk factors The cognitive basis of diglossia in Arabic: Evidence from a repetition priming study within and between languages Removal of a phytobezoar through exploratory laparoscopy: a case of small bowel obstruction Successful resection of large mediastinal mature cystic teratoma immediately after evacuation of fluid content Critical reappraisal of risk factors for occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C virus Protection of neurons in the retinal ganglion cell layer against excitotoxicity by the N-acylethanolamine, N-linoleoylethanolamine Role of sunitinib for the management of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors Incidental finding of Meckel’s diverticulum in an umbilical hernia in a 60-year-old man Dexmedetomidine sedation in painful posterior segment surgery