72272-8
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 72272-8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | |||||
| description | Amylase and lipase tests are often ordered together to diagnose or monitor acute or chronic pancreatitis, as these enzymes are elevated in this disorder. Amylase is elevated in cancer of the pancreas and in pancreatic duct obstruction. | ||||
| status | ACTIVE | ||||
Fully-Specified Name | |||||
| component | Amylase & triacylglycerol lipase panel | ||||
| property | - | ||||
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | ||||
| system | Ser/Plas Ser = Serum Plas = Plasma | ||||
| scale | Qn = Quantitative: The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256 | ||||
| method | |||||
Additional Names | |||||
| short name | Alpha amylase; Ams; Amyl; Amylase+lipase Pnl; Chemistry; Diastase; k87; LIPA; Lipase; LPS; Pan; Pancreatic lipase; PANEL.CHEMISTRY; Panl; Pl; Plasma; Plsm; Pnl; Point in time; QNT; Quan; Quant; Quantitative; Random; SerP; SerPl; SerPlas; Serum; Serum or p | ||||
Basic Attributes | |||||
| class | PANEL.CHEM | ||||
| type | 1 Laboratory | ||||
| order vs. observation | Amylase+lipase | ||||
Panel Components | |||||
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History/Usage | |||||
| first released | |||||
| last updated | 2.42 | ||||
| last change type | MIN - change to field other than name | ||||
Related Names | |||||
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