What To Think About - Pancreatitis usually causes levels of
amylase in the urine to remain high for several days longer than
blood amylase levels. - Babies have little or no amylase at
birth. By the end of the first year, a baby's amylase level is
the same as an adult's level. - Lipase is an enzyme produced
only by the pancreas. A lipase test may be done at the same time
as an amylase test when pancreatitis is suspected. For more
information, see the medical test Reference Lipase. -
Occasionally, a test that compares urine amylase with Reference
creatinine Opens New Window (a renal clearance ratio) may be
done to help diagnose pancreatitis. For more information, see
the topic Reference Creatinine. |By:||Reference Healthwise
Staff||Last Revised: Reference April 8, 2011| |Medical
Review:||Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Jerome B. Simon, MD, FRCPC, FACP - Gastroenterology