The main purpose of this Manual is to provide useful guidelines for the selection of pathology tests and to facilitate interpretation of results.
Contains a comprehensive listing of all genes from the Human Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) database alongside laboratories and tests available in the country.
A manual for the process of macroscopic dissection in Anatomical Pathology laboratories.
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5 mL blood in plain tube.
Spectrophotometry.
Method dependent - consult pathologist.
Suspicion of pancreatitis as the cause of an 'acute abdomen'.
As any upper abdominal cause of an 'acute abdomen' can be associated with an increased lipase careful consideration must be given to the clinical findings and to the results of diagnostic imaging.
In pancreatitis, lipase levels typically peak higher and remain elevated longer than those of amylase, so that lipase is a more sensitive indicator of pancreatic cell damage.
Lipase is not elevated in salivary gland disease.
Yadav D et al. Am J Gastroenterol. 2002; 97(6): 1309-1318.
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