Blood test at home | Medical Laboratory | Lipase

Contact us at 514 975-5226 for a blood test at home for the purpose of evaluating your lipase.

Test Lipase
Description

Lipase is an enzyme produced by the pancreas and discharged into the duodenum. This test enables to assess the presence of pancreatitis, to confirm pancreatic cancer or to investigate an acute persisting abdominal pain.
Testing moment

Refrain from eating for 8 hours prior to the test.
Low values causes
High values causes
  • Alcoholism
  • Pancreas cancer
  • Pancreatic lithiasis
  • Pancreatitis
  • Colitis
  • Crohn’s disease
  • Renal troubles
  • Gastric ulcer
Notes

Complementary test : Amylase.

To make an appointment for a blood test at home in order to assess your niveau de lipase, Call 514 975-5226 .