Bacterial diseases are diseases that are caused either internally or externally by bacteria. These diseases are common among aquarium fish predisposition to them include factors such as poor water quality conditions, stressful living conditions, hypoxia (when a whole body or part of a body is denied a proper supply of oxygen, temperature changes, and the handling and transport of fish.
Lipase helps your body digest fats. The pancreas, a glandular organ that sits behind the stomach, produces both of these enzymes. Get More Information About Acute Pancreatitis. Inflammation of the pancreas, also called pancreatitis, commonly causes high levels of amylase and lipase in the bloodstream.
Several factors can influence serum amylase and lipase levels. The levels depend upon the rate of production from different tissues and the rate of clearance. As an example, serum amylase and lipase levels may be elevated in patients with renal failure. (See Serum enzymes in patients with renal failure.) âOrgans other than the pancreas can produce these enzymes. Alcoholics, for example, may have an elevated serum amylase of salivary origin.