Eliminating Amylase Testing from the Evaluation of Pancreatitis in the Emergency Department

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" Eliminating Amylase Testing from the Evaluation of Pancreatitis in the Emergency Department "
Volz, Kathryn A; McGillicuddy, Daniel C; Horowitz, Gary L; Wolfe, Richard E; Joyce, Nina; Sanchez, Leon D

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	934364
Doc. No	:	LA1vm1t9px
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Volz, Kathryn A; McGillicuddy, Daniel C; Horowitz, Gary L; Wolfe, Richard E; Joyce, Nina; Sanchez, Leon D
Title & Author	:	Eliminating Amylase Testing from the Evaluation of Pancreatitis in the Emergency Department [Article]\ Volz, Kathryn A; McGillicuddy, Daniel C; Horowitz, Gary L; Wolfe, Richard E; Joyce, Nina; Sanchez, Leon D
Title of Periodical	:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health
Volume/ Issue Number	:	11/4
Date	:	2010
Abstract	:	Background: Alterations in serum biomarkers have been used to evaluate for pancreatitis in the emergency department (ED). Studies have shown lipase to be as sensitive and more specific than amylase in diagnosing pancreatitis and that amylase plus lipase does not improve accuracy over lipase alone.