Pete Dye upholds his reputation of building memorable and challenging golf courses by creating a stunning design filled with his infamous pitfalls to capture errant shots. However, if played from the appropriate set of tees, players of all abilities will be able to navigate the Dye Course.
The three functions of the pancreas are to produce enzymes for digestion, to produce bicarbonate to neutralize gastric acid, and to produce insulin to signal cells in the body to begin taking nutrients out of the blood in anticipation of digestion and absorption of food. The major test include: Enzyme secretion testing. The most accurate way to test for enzyme secretion is direct function testing. The method is to place a hose, tube or catheter at, on into the pancreatic duct, and measure pancreatic secretion for a about 90 minutes (depending on the test) after stimulating the pancreas with a hormone (e.g. CCK) or a test meal.
Blood tests can check how well your liver and kidneys are working and provide a full blood count. However, blood tests alone are not used to diagnose pancreatic cancer. 1  Pancreatic cancer may make a tumour marker called CA19-9, which is a substance that shows up in the blood of some cancer types.