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LAB VALUES IN 5: Amylase for NCLEX
Amylase — the must-know pancreatic lab value for the NCLEX, covered in 5 minutes.
In this episode: what amylase measures, the normal reference range of 30-110 units per liter, how this digestive enzyme splits starch into disaccharides and comes from the parotid glands and pancreas, why it's run to diagnose early acute pancreatitis, causes of elevated amylase including pancreatitis, peritonitis, DKA, pancreatic cancer, alcoholism and abdominal trauma, why amylase can be decreased after pancreatectomy or with pancreatic insufficiency, and nursing considerations like diet progression from clear…
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