Abnormal results Eight out of ten persons with acute pancreatitis will have high amylase levels, up to four times the normal level. In kidney disease, the kidneys are not as efficient at removing amylase from the blood. Amylase rises in the blood, but stays at normal levels in the urine. People with macroamylasia have large clumps of amylase in their blood. These clumps are too large to move through the kidney, so they stay in the blood.
Some medications can raise or lower levels.
Amylase A digestive enzyme made primarily by the pancreas and salivary glands. Enzyme A substance made and used by the body to trigger specific chemical reactions. Pancreatitis Inflammation of the pancreas. Further Reading Books Fishbach, Francis. A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 5th ed.