80720:AMYLASE ISOENZYMES
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
Amalyse Fractionation |
| Methodology: |
Enzymatic |
| Edit Date: |
8/16/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
24 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
82150-90 x2 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4.5 light green top plasma separator tube (PST), one 4 mL lavender top tube, or one 4 mL green top tube (heparin). |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot completely at ambient temperature, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells as soon as possble. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
Specimen stable 7 days ambient, 30 days refrigerated, or 1 month frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Hemolysis. |
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Component |
Age |
Reference Interval |
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Pancreatic amylase |
6-35 months |
2-28 U/L |
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3-6 years |
8-34 U/L |
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7-17 years |
9-39 U/L |
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18 years and older |
12-52 U/L |
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Salivary amylase |
18 months and older |
9-86 U/L |
|
Total amylase |
3-90 days |
0-30 U/L |
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3-6 months |
7-40 U/L |
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7-8 months |
7-57 U/L |
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9-11 months |
11-70 U/L |
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12-17 months |
11-79 U/L |
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18-35 months |
19-92 U/L |
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3-4 years |
26-106 |
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5-12 years |
30-119 U/L |
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13 years and older |
30-110 U/L |
| Salivary amylase is calculated as the difference between the total and pancreatic amylase. |
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