Urinary Amylase as the First Line Diagnostic Tool for Acute Pancreatitis

• Main Authors: Nadia Shahid (Author), Khurram Baqai Baqai (Author), Yasir Murtaza Murtaza (Author), Shahid Bilal Bilal (Author), Ghazal Ishtiaq Ishtiaq (Author), Muhammad Aslam Bhatti Bhatti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: ziauddin University, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is based on raised serum lipase and serum amylase in the blood. However, the levels of urinary amylase can be sought for being less invasive. The study aimed to find out the diagnostic accuracy of urinary amylase compared to serum amylase and serum lipase...