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Lipase Test
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The Test Sample
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What is being tested?Lipase is an enzyme manufactured primarily by the pancreas. It is released into the duodenum to help digest fatty foods. Small amounts are present in blood. When pancreatic cells are inflamed as in pancreatitis or when its path into the duodenum is blocked by a gallstone or, rarely, a pancreatic tumour, increased amounts of lipase pass into the blood.
How is the sample collected for testing?
A blood sample is taken by needle from a vein in the arm.
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September 26, 2008.
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