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Additional Codes
Epic: LAB99
Specimen Required
Specimen Type: Serum
Collection Container/Type
Preferred: Serum gel
Acceptable: Green top (Lithium heparin)
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 3 mL
Collection Instructions: Centrifuge and separate cells after clot formation and within 4 hours of collection.
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 1 year
Reference Range
8 - 78 U/L
Rejection Due To
Unlabeled, mislabeled, wrong tube type, QNS
Report Available
Same day
Clinical Significance
Pancreatic lipase in serum and plasma is closely associated with pancreatic diseases. The activity of lipase has been measured as an important marker for diagnosing pancreatic diseases and the associated monitoring of therapeutic effects.
The assay is highly sensitive and specific for pancreatic lipase, using colipase and deoxycholate as activators.
Method Name
Quinone Dye
Day(s) Performed
Daily
LOINC
3040-3