title: (Washington University case conference): acute pancreatitis, hyperlipemia, and normal amylase.
abstract: This case focuses on the biochemical findings in acute pancreatitis and the role of the laboratory in the diagnosis and management of such patients. It also illustrates a major unappreciated problem in the use of amylase determinations in patients with acute pancreatitis: normal serum amylase activity in the presence of hyperlipemia.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000681:Amylases / Q000097:blood*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D006949:Hyperlipidemias / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D000681:Amylases; D002118:Calcium