DIAGNOSTIC FINDINGS DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE
Amylase blood test. The Acute pancreatitis Acute pancreatitis means
Serum Amylase: 400 U/L procedure involves taking a
sample of blood through a
vein, usually in your arm.
Serum lipase test. A lab
Serum Lipase: 600 U/L tech will take a small blood
sample. They will likely put
a band around your upper
arm to help make your
veins easier to find. They
will then insert a needle
into one of your veins.
After enough blood goes
into a tube, the band will
come off and they'll take
out the needle.
Urine amylase test. A
Urine amylase: 3800 U/L random urine sample, a 24-
RESULT INTERPRETATION
The pathophysiology of acute
inflammation of the pancreas that
develops quickly. The main
symptom is tummy (abdominal)
pain. It usually settles in a few days
but sometimes it becomes severe
and very serious. The most
common causes of acute
pancreatitis are gallstones and
drinking a lot of alcohol.
Hyperlipasemia Hyperlipasemia may be described
(indicates as an excess of the pancreatic
pancreatitis) enzyme, lipase, in the blood. High
levels may indicate a problem
related to your pancreatitis.
Acute pancreatitis
PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL BASIS
pancreatitis is characterized by a
loss of intracellular and
extracellular compartmentation, by
an obstruction of pancreatic
secretory transport and by an
activation of pancreatic enzymes.
Hyperamylasemia is due to
impaired metabolic clearance or
pathology involving the organs
containing amylase enzyme. In
acute pancreatitis, inflammation of
pancreatic cells leads to the
secretion of amylase into the
bloodstream. Pathologies that
involve trauma of the organs, such
as blunt trauma to the pancreas or
parotid gland or even endoscopic
retrograde
cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
to the pancreatic duct, can lead to
the release of stored amylase.
Given amylase is cleared by the
kidney and the reticuloendothelial
system, renal failure and liver
disease (i.e., hepatitis or cirrhosis)
are associated with
hyperamylasemia. Chronic alcohol
abuse can also lead to
hyperamylasemia and is thought to
be related to liver damage.
Acute inflammation and auto-
digestion of the pancreas leads to
the release of both amylase and
 hour urine sample, or
peritoneal fluid is collected.
Fasting plasma glucose
Blood Glucose: 180 mg/dL (FPG) test. The fasting
plasma glucose test is
performed after a person
has fasted for at least 8
hours. A sample of blood is
taken from a vein in the
arm. If the blood glucose
level is greater than or
equal to 126 mg/dl, the
person is retested and, if
the results are consistent,
diagnosed with diabetes.
A1C test. A health care
member takes a blood
sample by inserting a
needle into a vein in your
arm or pricking your finger
tip with a small, pointed
lancet. If the blood is taken
from a vein, the blood
sample is sent to a lab for
analysis.
Calcium test. Blood is
Serum Calcium: 7mg/dL drawn from a vein, usually
from the inside of the
elbow or the back of the
hand. A needle is inserted
into the vein, and the blood
is collected in an air-tight
vial or a syringe.
Hyperglycemia Hyperglycemia (high blood glucose)
means there is too much sugar in
the blood because the body lacks
enough insulin. Associated with
diabetes, hyperglycemia can cause
vomiting, excessive hunger and
thirst, rapid heartbeat, vision
problems and other symptoms.
Hypocalcemia Hypocalcemia is a condition in
which there are lower-than-
average levels of calcium in the
liquid part of the blood, or the
plasma. Calcium has many
important roles in your body:
Calcium is key to the conduction of
electricity in your body. Your
nervous system needs calcium to
function properly.
lipase, leading to elevated levels in
the blood.
Hyperglycemia develops in type 2
diabetes when there is an
imbalance of glucose production
(i.e., hepatic glucose production
during fasting) and glucose intake
(i.e., food ingestion) as opposed to
insulin-stimulated glucose uptake in
target tissues, mainly skeletal
muscle.
Hypocalcemia results whenever
there is a net efflux of calcium from
the extracellular fluid in greater
quantities than the intestines or
bones can replace. Symptoms are
primarily neurological, with the
inadequate calcium levels causing
hyperexcitability of neuronal
membranes.