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How soon following acute abdominal pain due to pancreatitis is the serum level rise?
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With chronic pancreatitis does amylase and lipase lab values become normal?
"Amylase serum levels will rise with chronic pancreatitis." I am currently researching the effects on serum amylase and lipase in relation pancreatitis as part of a college course I am taking. What I have learned is that the amylase level will be elevated in ACUTE pancreatitis, but will be below the "normal" range in CHRONIC pancreatitis. In addition the lipase levels "parallel" the amylase levels, but lipase is a bit slower to rise and fall. They both elevate with acute pancreatitis, and both fall below "normal" range with chronic pancreatitis. One of my best references in researching these lab values inrelation to pancreatitis is the National Institute of Health (NIH) website.
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Acute angle
What does an elevated lipase mean?
An elevated lipase level in the blood typically indicates inflammation or injury to the pancreas. This can be seen in conditions such as pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer, or a blocked pancreatic duct. Additional testing and evaluation by a healthcare provider are needed to determine the cause of the elevated lipase level.
What could cause chronic recurring Pancreatitis in a young healthy woman?
The most common cause of acute pancreatitis in western populations is: a) Alcohol; b) Gallstones; c) Drugs; d) Hypertriglyceridemia (high triglycerides fatty molecule and can cause cholesterol level problems; e) Obestity; f) High sugar diet g) Sugar diabetes h) Genetics (if other people in the family have it.) i) pancreas injuries; j) mumps;
What causes serum lipase to increase in pancreatitis?
Acute pancreatitis: Destruction of pancreatic acinar tissue results in the escape of pancreatic enzymes into the pancreas and peritoneal cavity. The enzymes enter the blood by way of lymphatics or capillaries with subsequent elevation of serum levels. Increases of at least 2 x normal are seen in pancreatitis. In dogs, lipase increases within 24 hours and peaks (at a higher level than amylase) at 2-5 days. Increases of 3 times normal support a diagnosis of pancreatitis more strongly than more moderate increases, which may be accounted for by non-pancreatic causes. Lipase may be normal in up to 28% of dogs with pancreatitis. In the cat, lipase is not consistently elevated in pancreatitis. It was hoped that measurement of trypsin-like immunoreactivity (TLI) would be better for diagnosis in cats, as high values are seen in dogs with pancreatitis and are very useful for diagnosis in dogs with normal lipase values. However, recent data suggests that TLI values are not consistently increased in cats with confirmed pancreatitis, limiting the usefulness of this test to cats with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. I got this from this page: http://diaglab.vet.cornell.edu/clinpath/modules/chem/lipase.htm
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What describes the angle between water level and the incline of a water ski ramp?
An acute angle
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