Storage Instructions: | Elevation of plasma amylase in acute pancreatitis is transient, usually returning to normal within 48 hours. Elevation of urinary amylase (diastase) may persist for up to 72 hours.
Falsely high values may occur with the following drugs - codeine, morphine, pethidine and pancreozymin.
Non-pancreatic causes of elevated amylase include - perforated pepetic ulcer, appendiceal abscess, ectopic pregnancy, mumps, parotitis, dissecting aneurysm and intestinal obstruction. |
