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Can you have pancreatitis with perfect blood tests?
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Amylase: Yes. "Chronic pancreatitis", a nasty pain syndrome from scarring, does not affect labs. Amylase itself often falls to normal as acute pancreatitis begins to heal.
Answered 8/22/2016
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