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This test measures the amount of enzyme amylase in the urine. It can be measured in both urine and blood.
It is an enzyme that is mainly found in the pancreas as ‘pancreatic amylase‘ and in the salivary gland as ‘salivary amylase’. Amylase is present in very small amounts in the liver, small intestinal epithelium, ovaries, and fallopian tubes.
The role of serum amylase is to digest complex carbohydrates.
The normal range for urine amylase is 2.6 to 21.2 IU/h
A test for amylase is to diagnose various conditions:
If you are having symptoms of pancreatitis or another problem with the pancreas. The symptoms may include:
If the amylase levels are higher than normal then it may include certain health conditions:
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