RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Macroamylasemia: A Simple Stepwise Approach To Diagnosis
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Practice
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 279
OP 282
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2.4.279
VO 2
IS 4
A1 LeVine, David
A1 Parrish, David
YR 1989
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/2/4/279.abstract
AB Typically, macroamylasemia is a condition of elevated serum amylase in the absence of symptomatic disease. However, in the presence of symptoms, especially of abdominal origin, it is important that this condition be identified accurately in order to avoid unnecessary treatment for pancreatitis or other related diseases. This report offers a review of the literature, a case example, and an algorithm for systematically considering the diagnosis of macroamylasemia.