Confidence votes 38.0K. The highest temperature ever recorded in Saudi Arabia was 125ÂºF (52ÂºC), which occurred at Jeddah on 22 June 2010. Mohamed Nijas.
That means an elevated amylase level may indicate a problem, but a disorder unrelated to the pancreas may be the cause. Lipase tests are usually more specific than amylase for diseases of the pancreas, particularly for acute pancreatitis and for acute alcoholic pancreatitis.
Lipase level increases within four to eight hours of acute pancreatitis, peaks at 24 hours, and remains elevated for one to two weeks, typically longer than amylase levels 1,3,4. Lipase is more sensitive and specific than amylase in diagnosing acute pancreatitis, with a negative predictive value of 94% to 100% 3,4.