The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Pancreatic Elastase
Order Code: PANELAST
Epic Lab Code: LAB3786
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Fecal
Collection Medium:
Feces specimen, random stool container 


Minimum:


1 gram formed stool


Rejection Criteria:


Sample cannot be ambient temperature for more than 4 hours.


Delivery Instructions:


Deliver to laboratory within 1 hour of collection.


Analytic Time:


1 week


Reference Range:


Reference Interval:
Normal:                                              201-500 mcg/g
Moderate to mild exocrine pancreatic insufficiency:  100-200 mcg/g
Severe exocrine pancreatic insufficiency:            99 mcg/g or less


Methodology:


Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay


CPT Code:


83520




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Updated: 11/17/2008

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