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Basic laboratory diagnostics                                                                                                                                                                                Basic laboratory diagnostics
       Serum enzyme activities                                                                                                                                                                             Serum/Blood substrate concentrations

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                                                   Increased Lipase*
                                                 (> 3 times the reference
                                                       range)                                                                                                                     Hyperproteinaemia









                                                  Damage to pancreatic
                                                        cells
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Relative
                                                                                                                                                                      Absolute
                                                                                                                                                                                               (reduced plasma volume)




                                                – Pancreatitis
                                                – Pancreatic neoplasia



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       *   Decreased lipase activity is not clinically relevant








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