Category
Routine Chemistry
Sub Category
General
Synonym/Aliases
Serum Lipase
Abbreviations
- N/A
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 2-3 HOURS
Method
ENZYMATIC SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC
Temp
SAMPLE KEPT AT AMBIENT: 6HOURS; R (2-8℃): 7DAYS; F (-20℃): 30DAYS
Setup
ALL WORKING DAYS
Components Parameters
NOT APPLICABLE
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
NOT APPLICABLE
Sample type
SERUM
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER
Sample volume
AT LEAST 2 ML
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; GROSS LIPEMIA; GROSS HEMOLYSIS.
Other Instructions
NOT APPLICABLE
Reference intervals
AGE & GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED ON THE REPORT
Clinical Utility
SENSITIVE & SPECIFIC MARKER OF PANCREATIC INJURY.
Test Limitations / Confounders
PRESENCE OF MACRO LIPASE CAN LEAD TO SPURIOUSLY INCREASED LIPASE LEVELS.