A rare entity in ED: Normal lipase level in acute pancreatitis

Acute pancreatitis can have a variable presentation and diagnosis is based on clinical presentation, serum amylase and lipase levels and computed tomography. Negative predictive value of serum lipase in diagnosing acute pancreatitis is approximately to 100 percent and a normal blood lipase level in...

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Main Authors: Onder Limon, Erkan Sahin, Funda Ugur Kantar, Deniz Oray, Asli Aydinoglu Ugurhan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-03-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247316000091