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Blood Markers Flashcards

1
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ESR

A

Measures viscosity of serum
Plasma thicker in inflam
Takes a while to resolve

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CRP

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Made by liver in crisis
Detects cytokines
Useful acutely

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Ferritin

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Goes up in inflam

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Fibrinogen

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Goes up in inflam

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5
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Albumin

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Down in inflam

Low in cirrhosis

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C3+C4

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Low in inflam as used up

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ANA Abs

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+ve in SLE, infection and elderly

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dsDNA

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Raised in SLE (sometimes)

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Rheumatoid Factor

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Ab against FC portion of IgG

Found in RA and chronic infections

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Anti-CCP

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Also raised in RA

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11
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ANCA

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Ab for Wegener’s granulomatosis

Cytoplasmic or perinucleur

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MHC

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Same as HLA
Class I on nucleated cells
Class II on B cells

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Alkaline Phosphotase

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Raised in biliary tract damage
Made in liver, bone, intestine and placenta
Elevated in jaundice

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ALT+AST

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Alanine and aspartate aminotransferase
Released in cellular damage
ALT more liver specific
Elevated in Hep

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Bilirubin

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Total, unconjugated or conjugated
Made from Hb
Binds to albumin in blood

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GGT

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Gamma glytamyl transferase

Raised in biliary tract damage

17
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Troponins

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Rasied after 2 hours in MI, peak at 12, high for a week

Also raised in PE, LVF and myocarditis

18
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Creatinine Kinase

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Detectable 2 hours after MI

Normal in 3 days

19
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Plasma Urea

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Filtered at glomerulus
More reabsorbed at tubules if slow flow
Increased in GI bleed, trauma, AKI, obstruction

20
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Plasma Creatinine

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Conc increases as GFR decreases

Amount of change important

21
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FBC

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Hb conc, MCV, MCHb, WCC, platelet count

22
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Coag Screen

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Prothrombin
Thrombin
APTT

23
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APTT

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Prolonged in deficiency and inhibitor

Deficiency corrected by 50% normal plasma

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