hyperlipasemia

Etiology

• pancreatitis
  • serum lipase tends to become elevated at the same time, if not earlier, than serum amylase in patients with acute pancreatitis
  • it remains elevated for about 7-10 days, rarely > 14 days
  • a prolonged increase of serum lipase suggests a poor prognosis or the presence of a pancreatic cyst
• intestinal ischemia
• intestinal obstruction
• duodenal ulcer
• ketoacidosis, diabetic ketoacidosis
• celiac disease
• macrolipasemia
• head trauma, intracranial mass
• renal failure
• pharmaceutical agents:
  • in vivo effects
    • cholinergic agents, ethanol, narcotics
  • chemical interferences
    • bilirubin

More general terms

• sign/symptom