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Amylase urine test

Female urinary tract

Male urinary tract

The normal range is 2.6 to 21.2 IU/h (international units per hour)

Increased amylase levels may indicate:

• acute pancreatitis
• cancer of the pancreas , ovaries, or lungs
• cholecystitis
• ectopic or ruptured tubal pregnancy
• gall bladder disease
• infection of the salivary glands (mumps or an obstruction)
• ingestion of alcohol
• intestinal obstruction
• pancreatic duct obstruction
• perforated ulcer

• damage to the pancreas
• kidney disease
• pancreatic cancer
• toxemia of pregnancy

Review Date: 05/17/2005
Reviewed By: Nikheel S. Kolatkar, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.