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Lipase
Test CodeCPT Codes
83690
Preferred Specimen
Serum (gold top) tube
Minimum Volume
Other Acceptable Specimens
Transport Container
Serum (gold top) tube or Lithium Heparin Plasma (green top) tube
Transport Temperature
Specimen Stability
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Methodology
Colorimetric
Setup Schedule
Daily upon receipt
Report Available
Reference Range
23 - 300 U/L
Clinical Significance
Lipase is a digestive enzyme that is mainly produced by the acinar cells of the exocrine pancreas. Its physiological role is to hydrolyze the long-chain triglycerides in the small intestine. Serum lipase increases rapidly in patients with acute and recurrent pancreatitis, pancreatic abscess or pseudocyst, pancreatic trauma, pancreatic cancer, common-bile-duct obstruction, and ingestion of drugs that are toxic to the pancreas. It is also increased by most inflammatory conditions in the abdominal cavity, biliary tract disease, abdominal abscesses, and renal failure. Lipase is more specific than total amylase in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.