title: Amylase testing for abdominal pain and suspected acute pancreatitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Barbieri
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Jeffrey M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Riggio
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jaffe
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000681:Amylases / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D000681:Amylases