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Amylase and lipase are they part of routine bloodwork or are the extra tests that doctor must specify on lab work?
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Depends: These tests can be added to address pancreatic functions, but are often only included when there are signs or symptoms suggestive of problems with liver or pancreas.
Answered 3/13/2015
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Order separately: This is a good thing -- about 1% of people tend to run a very high amylase but are healthy, and lipase is hard to perform. They're of no real use except in working up the acute abdomen.
Answered 7/21/2013
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Can you have acute or chronic pancreatitis without elevated lipase or amylase results in labs?
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Blod rep Lipase 67 ul of lab normal 60 mild high & amylase 60 of lab normal upto 90 . I stop alcohol now.do I have any pancreatic problem in future ?
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Is lipase or 151 and amylase of 142 very high? Should I be concerned? Doctor said my raised levels were due to gastroenteritis but how can this be? Are the levels very high?
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I was informed by my doc that high lipase and a normal-ranged amylase together is insignificant(=nothing wrong). So having high lipase is fine?
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