Abstract
To evaluate the specificity of any new method for diagnosing a disease, the correct diagnosis must first be definitively established by means independent of the test being evaluated. When the test under consideration is for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, a problem arises in that an operation is contraindicated, and even when surgery is performed, pathological specimens of the pancreas are seldom obtained. For lack of a better technic, the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis usually depends on demonstration of an elevated serum or urinary amylase level although such elevations are occasionally observed in a variety of other conditions such as….
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 364-365 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | New England Journal of Medicine |
| Volume | 292 |
| Issue number | 7 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 13 1975 |
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Increased Renal Clearance of Amylase in Pancreatitis. / Levitt, Michael D; Cooperband, Sidney R.
In: New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 292, No. 7, 13.02.1975, p. 364-365.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Increased Renal Clearance of Amylase in Pancreatitis
AU - Levitt, Michael D
AU - Cooperband, Sidney R.
PY - 1975/2/13
Y1 - 1975/2/13
N2 - To evaluate the specificity of any new method for diagnosing a disease, the correct diagnosis must first be definitively established by means independent of the test being evaluated. When the test under consideration is for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, a problem arises in that an operation is contraindicated, and even when surgery is performed, pathological specimens of the pancreas are seldom obtained. For lack of a better technic, the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis usually depends on demonstration of an elevated serum or urinary amylase level although such elevations are occasionally observed in a variety of other conditions such as….
AB - To evaluate the specificity of any new method for diagnosing a disease, the correct diagnosis must first be definitively established by means independent of the test being evaluated. When the test under consideration is for the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis, a problem arises in that an operation is contraindicated, and even when surgery is performed, pathological specimens of the pancreas are seldom obtained. For lack of a better technic, the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis usually depends on demonstration of an elevated serum or urinary amylase level although such elevations are occasionally observed in a variety of other conditions such as….
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM197502132920712
DO - 10.1056/NEJM197502132920712
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VL - 292
SP - 364
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JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
SN - 0028-4793
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