Eliminating Amylase Testing from the Evaluation of Pancreatitis in the Emergency Department

BACKGROUND: Alterations in serum biomarkers have been used to evaluate for pancreatitis in the emergency department (ED). Studies have shown lipase to be as sensitive and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatitis and that amylase plus lipase does not improve accuracy over lipase alone. O...

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Autori principali: Volz, Kathryn A., McGillicuddy, Daniel C., Horowitz, Gary L., Wolfe, Richard E., Joyce, Nina, Sanchez, Leon D.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2010
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Emergency Department Administration
Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2967686/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21079706
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