Diagnosaurus
Amylase increased
Etiology
- Acute pancreatitis, pancreatic pseudocyst, or pancreatic duct obstruction (e.g., cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, pancreatic cancer)
- Intestinal obstruction or infarction
- Mumps (salivary amylase; may cause pancreatitis)
- Parotitis due to other causes, e.g., sarcoidosis
- Diabetic ketoacidosis
- Penetrating duodenal ulcer
- Peritonitis
- Ruptured ectopic pregnancy
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Abdominal surgery
- Macroamylasemia
- Narcotic administration
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Amylase Increased." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114728/all/Amylase_increased.
Zeiger RFR. Amylase increased. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114728/all/Amylase_increased. Accessed December 2, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Amylase increased. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114728/all/Amylase_increased
Zeiger RFR. Amylase Increased [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2023 December 02]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114728/all/Amylase_increased.
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