Navigation Links
Amylase


Amylase - urine
Definition:
This is a test that measures the amount of amylase in urine. An increased amount of amylase in the urine is called amylasuria.
Full article >>>

An amylase test measures the amount of this enzyme in a sample of blood taken from a vein or in a sample of urine.
Full article >>>

Amylase is an enzyme that helps digest glycogen and starch. It is produced mainly in the salivary glands and pancreas. When the pancreas is diseased or inflamed, amylase escapes into the blood.
Full article >>>

AMYLASE: An enzyme secreted by the salivary glands and the pancreas that helps in the digestion of carbohydrates. Elevated levels may be a sign of pancreatitis.
Full article >>>

Elevated serum amylase
Elevated urine amylase
Elevated serum lipase
Test that show inflammation of the pancreas: ...
Full article >>>

- Amylase Urine Test
- Anterior Vaginal Wall Repair
- Ascaris Lumbricoides Egg
- Bladder Biopsy
- Bladder Catheterization, Female
- Bladder Catheterization, Male
- Calcium Urine Test
- Catecholamine Urine Test
- Creatinine Tests ...
Full article >>>

Diagnosis of pancreatitis can be made very early in the disease by noting high levels of pancreatic enzymes circulating in the blood (amylase and lipase).
Full article >>>

Kutrase capsules Contains four standardized digestive enzymes—lipase, amylase, protease, and cellulase—as well as hyoscyamine sulfate and phenyltoloxamine citrate.
Full article >>>

Elevated levels of the pancreatic enzymes, amylase and lipase
Elevated white blood cell count
Elevated liver enzymes and bilirubin, a substance that results from breakdown of red blood cells
High blood sugar (hyperglycemia) ...
Full article >>>

For example, blood tests usually reveal high levels of two pancreatic enzymes, amylase and lipase. In some cases, a computed tomography (CT) scan may be done to look for swelling of the pancreas and accumulation of fluid in the abdomen.
Full article >>>

Two of these enzymes, trypsin and chymotrypsin digest proteins.
The enzyme amylase breaks down carbohydrate foods.
Another enzyme, lipase, breaks down fats, into smaller molecules called fatty acids and cholesterol.
Full article >>>

The doctor will be looking for abnormally high levels of amylase (a digestive enzyme formed in the pancreas) and changes in blood levels of calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, bicarbonate, sugar and fats.
Full article >>>

These include lipase, which helps to digest fat, and amylase that helps to digest starchy foods. It also releases 'bicarbonate of soda' to neutralise any stomach acid that may otherwise damage the lining of the gut.
Full article >>>


'"/>


See more about: Amylase

TAG: Amylase
Other medicine dictionary
(Date:1/9/2009)...n. 9 The first class of the Henry ...for displaced auto workers is underway. , I...d developed the program,to assist those seeking a....,The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates t...s will be needed by 2012. , Oakland Univer...
(Date:1/9/2009)...a. -- A unique discovery in a Florida State Univer...or research with the potential to one day help sci...s in the tissue where they are forming. , Jamila...es at the College of Medicine, has received a four...utes of Health to pursue her work. Horabin recentl...
(Date:1/9/2009)... Blackbaud, Inc. today announced that it wil...ion of Canada that will create a unified national ...harleston, S.C. (Vocus) January 9, 2009 -- Blackba...will develop a custom solution for The Kidney Foun...al CRM and web presence., , , , ,"We selecte...
(Date:1/9/2009)... Efforts to fight the toll of cardiac arrest have...ander CPR education and improvement, public defibr...ew research from the University of Pennsylvania Sc...atients are cared for after being resuscitated pla...ng these incidents, which takes the lives of more ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Researcher wins $1.2 million grant for gene regulation work 2Health News:Blackbaud to Deliver National CRM Database and Bilingual Website for The Kidney Foundation of Canada 2Health News:Blackbaud to Deliver National CRM Database and Bilingual Website for The Kidney Foundation of Canada 3Health News:Blackbaud to Deliver National CRM Database and Bilingual Website for The Kidney Foundation of Canada 4Health News:Penn study: Chances of surviving cardiac arrest depend on where patients are treated 2Health News:Penn study: Chances of surviving cardiac arrest depend on where patients are treated 3
...sumption of hot or cold beverages before recording...tic fluctuations in temperature measurement. // Co...to hamper the restoration of body temperature to b...respectively. Nurses at the University of Virgini...
...n (BMA) said that the financial crisis would put a...ors wanting to work part-time after childbirth. //...er (NHS). But ministers are posing a threat to sto...the powers to the regional health bosses. This m...
...an be given up through watching the consequences o...stian, of the Duke University Medical Center in Du... a relative who is suffering from the disease. // ...gned by Bastian and her team. This extends over a ...
... to be a highly potent formulation for combating t...een credited with a fast-track review by the Food ...duced by the pharmaceutical company BioCryst can b...esults have been obtained from drug trials conduct...
Other Medicine News:Health News:Mummy Is Always Right: Nurses Research Prove It Over Again 2Health News:New UK Policy Threatens The Flexible Working Scheme 2