Chemistry Case Study 1 PDF

Title	Chemistry Case Study 1
Course	Clinical Chemistry II
Institution	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology
Pages	3
File Size	38 KB
File Type	PDF
Total Downloads	52
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Summary

Entire completed mandatory Lipase and Amylase case study...

Description

A 28 year old woman came to the ER complaining of upper abdominal pain, nausea, fever, and presented with an increase in heart rate. She recently found out that she is 4 weeks pregnant and upon further questioning revealed that she is a recovering alcoholic. Upon arriving she was sent for lab work immediately. The collecting tech mentioned in the lab report that it was a difficult collection. The sample appeared moderately hemolyzed but the sample was still run. Below are the results: Lipase

Results 53 U/L

Reference Ranges 0 - 60 U/L

Amylase

182 U/L

30 - 150 U/L

CK

210 U/L...