A Patient Is Hospitalized with Possible Pancreatitis

question 9

Multiple Choice

A patient is hospitalized with possible pancreatitis. The nurse would evaluate which laboratory test results as supporting that diagnosis?. Select all that apply.

• A) Increased serum amylase
• B) Increased serum lipase
• C) Decreased serum indirect bilirubin
• D) Increased blood urea nitrogen
• E) Increased partial thromboplastin time (PTT)

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