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The blood amylase test is used to help diagnose and monitor acute pancreatitis. This test may also diagnose and monitor chronic pancreatitis and other disorders involving the pancreas.
Amylase is usually present in the blood and urine in small quantities. When cells in the pancreas are injured, increased amounts of amylase are released into the blood. This also increases amylase concentrations in the urine because amylase is eliminated from the blood through the urine.
Increased amylase levels can occur with pancreatitis, which is inflammation of the pancreas, or when the pancreatic duct is blocked by a gallstone or, in rare cases, with a pancreatic tumor.
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A blood amylase test may be ordered if you have signs or symptoms of a pancreatic disorder, such as:
- Severe upper abdominal pain that radiates to the back or feels worse after eating
- Fever
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea, vomiting
- Yellowing of the eyes or skin (jaundice)
- Rapid pulse
- Loose, fatty, foul-smelling stools (steatorrhea)
No special preparations required.
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A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm known as "Vanipuncture".
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