07 - pancreas

Question 1

(serum amylase - dogs)

1. highest conc where?
2. 5 causes of ^ amylase?
3. if elevated more than 3x most likely what?
4. what happens to amylase in cats w/ pancreatic injury?

Answer 1

1. pancreas and SI mucosa
2. pancreatic injury, renal dysfx, GI disease, hepatic dz, neoplasia
3. pancreatic injury
4. normal to decreased!

Question 2

(serum lipase - dogs)

1. 6 causes of ^?
2. elevation greater than 2x suggests what?

unless what?

3. lipase in cats w/ pancreatic injury?

Answer 2

1. pancreatic injury, renal dysfx, hepatic dz, GI disease, corticosteroids, neoplasia
2. pancreatic injury

has been given corticosteroids

3. normal lipase activity

Question 3

(peritoneal fluid)

1. if amylase/lipase higher in peritoneal fluid than in serum, what does this usually mean?

Answer 3

1. pancreatic injury more likely

Question 4

(Serum TLI)

1. will be what in pancreatitis?
2. how sensitive for early pancreatitis compared to amylase or lipase?
3. good in cat?

Answer 4

1. increased
2. more sensitive
3. yep