89590:AMALYSE, PANCREATIC

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89590:AMALYSE, PANCREATIC
Alias Names: P-AMY / PAMY
Methodology: Monoclonal Antibody Technique
Edit Date: 8/18/2010
Performed: Monday-Friday
Released: 24 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab
Specimen Collection Details
Collection: One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). NOTE: Patient must be fasting.
Handling: Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum into a plastic vial. Freeze.
Standard Volume: 1 mL serum
Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL serum
Transport: Frozen on dry ice.
Comments: Useful for diagnosing acute pancreatitis. Detection of chronic pancreatitis can only be aided by p-amylase

during acute episodes. Not useful for diagnosing pancreatic cancer.

Rejection Criteria: Specimen other than serum; gross hemolysis, gross lipemia, or gross icteric.

Reference Range:
0- <24 months 0-20 U/L
2 – <18 years 9-35 U/L
≥ 18 years 11-54 U/L
Pancreatic amylase is elevated in acute pancreatitis within 12 hours of onset and persists 3 to 4 days. The elevation is usually 4-fold to 6-fold the upper reference limit. Macroamylase may cause less dramatic and more persistent elevations of p-amylase over weeks or months. This is usually accompanied by a reduced amylase clearance.

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