تعداد صفحه : 7Amylase Also known as: Amylase, blood and urine Formal name: Amylase Related tests: Lipase The Test How is it used? When is it ordered? What does the test result mean? Is there anything else I should know? How is it used? The blood amylase test is ordered, often along with a lipase test, to help diagnose and monitor acute or chronic pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas) and other disorders that may involve the pancreas. A urine amylase test may also be ordered. Typically, its level will mirror blood amylase concentrations, but both the rise and fall occur later. Sometimes a urine creatinine clearance may be ordered along with the urine amylase to help evaluate kidney function since decreased kidney function can result in a slower rate of amylase clearance....