Was lipase measured?
Salvador F. Sena, Ph.D., DABCC
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Danbury Hospital
Danbury, CT 06810 USA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jean Kirk [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 11:39 AM
> To: 'ACB mailbase'
> Subject: Pancreatic vs salivary amylase
>
> 9 year old boy admitted to our ITU on Boxing Day with apparent diabetic
> ketoacidosis (pH 6.9!!). No previous history. Amongst other abnormalities
> he
> had an amylase 15x the upper limit of our reference range. It is now
> falling on haemofiltration. ?Salivary amylase secondary to the diabetic
> ketoacidosis or pancreatititis as the precipitant for diabetes. Can anyone
> out there separate amylase isoenzymes on our remaining plasma samples?
> There
> is nothing in Assay Finder.
>
> Happy Hogmanay anyway
>
> Dr Jean M Kirk
> Paediatric Biochemistry
> Royal Hospital for Sick Children
> Edinburgh
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