PROBLEM GREEN WATER POSSIBLE CAUSE: Algae bloom due to excess light or algal nutrients such as nitrate and phosphate. While algae growth is normal in aquariums, aggressive algae growth suggests steady organic nutrient buildup in a system unable to efficiently process the material.
Also known as: Amy. Formal name: Amylase. Related tests: Lipase. The Test. The blood amylase test is ordered, often along with a lipase test, to help. diagnose and monitor acute or chronic pancreatitis (inflammation of the. pancreas) and other disorders that may involve the pancreas. A urine. amylase test may also be ordered.
As an example, serum amylase and lipase levels may be elevated in patients with renal failure. (See Serum enzymes in patients with renal failure .). â Organs other than the pancreas can produce these enzymes. Alcoholics, for example, may have an elevated serum amylase of salivary origin. The most commonly used amylase assays cannot differentiate between salivary and pancreatic amylase. â Certain serum factors influence amylase and lipase enzyme activity. As an example, patients with pancreatitis due to hypertriglyceridemia may appear to have normal amylase levels, most likely due to a circulating factor that inhibits the enzyme's activity [ 5 ]. Subscribers log in here.