I believe that the most appropriate (and often overlooked) use for urinary
amylase measurements is to rule out macroamylasemia as a cause of elevated
plasma amylase.
R. Bertholf
Department of Pathology
University of Florida Health Science Center/Jacksonville
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Addison [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 1998 3:28 AM
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> Subject: Urinary amylase
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> For the first time for many years I have been requested to carry out
> a urinary amylase on a child with an RTA. Reading the literature
> gives me the strong impression that this test is redundant although
> it was frequently requested in my youth - a long time ago for
> those of
> you who do not know me. Have I got the right idea or is my view
> coloured by the paediatric nature of my practice? Do many labs
> continue to offer this test and if so for what clinical situations?
>
> Mike Addison
> Dr G.Michael Addison
> Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
> Pendlebury
> Manchester M27 4HA
> United Kingdom
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