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Amylase
An enzyme produced by either the panceas or the salivary glands that aid is the digestion of food, sugars.
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A 23-year old male asked:
What are amylase rich foods?
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A 39-year old asked:
What produces amylase in your body?
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A 44-year old asked:
Any foods that contain excess amounts of amylase?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: amylase?
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A 32-year old asked:
What to do if I have high levels of amylase what does that mean?
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A 40-year old asked:
What will happen if a person does not produce amylase naturally?
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A 35-year old asked:
Why is it okay for your amylase to be low, but not for it to be high?
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A 34-year old female asked:
If my amylase is 15 points high should i be worried? What is amylase?
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A 65-year old male asked:
How do I lower amylase level?
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A 52-year old female asked:
Lipase 23 amylase 48 what does this mean ?
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A 32-year old asked:
What does an elevated lipase and amylase mean?
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A 37-year old asked:
Is it possible to have pancretisis and not have a high amylase?
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A 38-year old asked:
What does "amylase is more sensitive and lipase test is more specific" mean?
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A 48-year old female asked:
What are amylase my son is 9yrs nold and his amylase was 120 what does this mean
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A 22-year old male asked:
Amylase elevated -250. Lipase is normal. What causes this?? Should I be concerned?
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A 38-year old asked:
What to do if I have a high amylase level and they can't give me any answers to why I do?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Lipase is normal amylase is 15 points higher. Should I be concerned? What do each mean? I'm worried.
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A 22-year old male asked:
In a blood amylase levels test normal range being considered 25 - 115UI/L a result of 115 suggests anything? What would be a significant high value?
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A 22-year old male asked:
How long does lipase and amylase take to normalize? Tests a few weeks back were high (lipase over 500 but amylase not tested) few weeks later now are still slightly high with lipase 152 and amylase 140?
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A 34-year old asked:
What does high "serum amylase" levels tell you?
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A 30-year old asked:
What does it mean if your amylase and lipase are high?
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A 36-year old asked:
Why do they test the fluid from a thoracentesis for amylase?
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A 44-year old asked:
What are conditions responsible for high levels of serum amylase?
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A 24-year old male asked:
What does this indicate Serum Amylase (by kinetic) = 96.2 IU/L ?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Amylase is > 400 and lipase is 6000. All tests have been done. No pain. Have CKD 3?
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A 42-year old asked:
What to do if I have pancreatitis - if so what should my blood amylase levels be like?
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A 22-year old male asked:
How likely is it that I have pancreatitis without pain? Does any raise in lipase and amylase mean pancreatitis?
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A 39-year old male asked:
Lipase 490 then drop to 28 in 30 hours.amylase 72 checked after 10 hours of admission.no pain. Is this pancreatitis?
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A 31-year old female asked:
What can cause amylase & lipase levels to slightly elevate? They weren't too high like norm is under 300 it was 332. All rad tests are negative!
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A 35-year old female asked:
Pancreatic amylase levels over 2400 hayleys symptoms, frequency between the attacks shorter.Hayley's journey@ http://childrenlivinginpain.Com/?
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