Question 209 · LEK · Acute pancreatitis
Which of the following tests is used to confirm the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis?
- A. serum amylase.
- B. serum bilirubin.
- C. serum alanine aminotransferase.
- D. serum aspartate aminotransferase.
- E. serum gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase.
Hint
Think of the pancreatic enzyme whose serum level above three times the upper limit is a diagnostic criterion.
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