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When should serum amylase and lipase levels be repeated in a patient with acute pancreatitis?

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When should serum amylase and lipase levels be repeated in a patient with acute pancreatitis?

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Early prediction of aetiology and severity of acute pancreatitis by serum amylase and lipase assays. [Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol. 1995] Early prediction of aetiology and severity of acute pancreatitis by serum amylase and lipase assays.Manes G, Rabitti PG, Laccetti M, Pacelli L, Carraturo I, Uomo G. Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol. 1995 Sep; 41(3):211-5. Underestimation of acute pancreatitis: patients with only a small increase in amylase/lipase levels can also have or develop severe acute pancreatitis. [Gut. 1999] Underestimation of acute pancreatitis: patients with only a small increase in amylase/lipase levels can also have or develop severe acute pancreatitis.Lankisch PG, Burchard-Reckert S, Lehnick D. Gut. 1999 Apr; 44(4):542-4. Evaluation of amylase and lipase in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis. [ANZ J Surg. 2001] Evaluation of amylase and lipase in the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.Treacy J, Williams A, Bais R, Willson K, Worthley C, Reece J, Bessell J, Thomas D. ANZ J Surg