Blood Results QUIZ Flashcards
High K
Low Na
Addisons disease
Low Na
High urine Na
High urine osmolality
SIADH
Low glucose
Low K
Excess insulin injection
Raised WCC
Leucocytes and nitrites on urine dip
UTI
High potassium
High sodium
High creatinine
High urea
Renal failure
cANCA
crescents
casts
Wegeners granulomatosis
Low potassium High aldosterone Low renin Normal magnesium/calcium High bp
Conn’s syndrome
Low potassium High aldosterone High renin High calcium Low bp
Barrters syndrome (defect in Na+k+Cl- transporter in TALH)
Bart is hyper-active, but NO pressure
Low potassium High aldosterone High renin Low calcium Low magnesium Normal bp
Gitlemans syndrome (defect in Na+cl- symporter)
Little man - not much calcium/or magnesium
Low serum sodium
Low blood volume
Low urine sodium
Vomiting
Diarrhoea
Skin loss
Treat cause, replace volume
Low serum sodium
Low blood volume
High urine sodium
Adrenocortical deficiency
Renal failure
Diuretics
Cerebral salt wasting
Treat cause, replace volume
Low serum sodium
Normal blood volume
Low urine sodium
Acute water load
Psychogenic
Low serum sodium
Normal blood volume
High urine sodium
SIADH - also look at plasma/urine osmolality
Severe hypothyroidism
Addisons
NEEDS INVESTIGATIONS SIADH - fluid restrict
Low serum sodium
High blood volume
Low urine sodium
CCF
Cirrhosis
Nephrotic syndrome
Treat cause, diuretics
Low serum sodium
High blood volume
High urine sodium
Renal failure
Treat cause, diuretics
High serum sodium
Low blood volume
Diabetes insipidus
Iatrogenic
Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state
Treat cause
High serum sodium
Dilute urine
Water deprivation test - failure to concentrate urine
Diabetes Inspidus
Desmopressin
High PTH
High Calcium
Low phosphate
High ALP
PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
Parathyroid adenoma
High PTH
Low calcium
High phosphate
High ALP
SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
Hypocalcemia
Vit D deficiency (common in CKD)
High PTH
High Calcium
Normal phosphate
Normal ALP
TERTIARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM
Secondary hyperparathyroidism for so long that the gland becomes autonomous
High calcium
Low PTH
Low phosphate
High ALP
MALIGNANT HYPERCALCEMIA
- paraneoplastic PTHrP secretion from squamous cell lung cancer
- bony mets
Low calcium
Low phosphate
Very low vit D
High PTH
Osteomalacia (rickets)
Huge ALT
Paracetamol overdose
AI hepatitis
Viral
(ALT is specific to liver, whereas AST is not)
AST:ALT ratio >2.5
Alcoholic hepatitis
High ALP
High GGT
High bilirubin
Cholestatic picture (gallstones, cholangitis, PBC, PSC, pancreatic cancer)
High ALP
Other LFTs normal
Pregnancy
Bone - osteomalacia, pagets, bone mets
Hyperparathyroidism
IBD
Very high GGT
Increased MCV
Alcohol ingestion
ALT/AST in 1000s
Acute hepatitis picture
ALT/AST in 100s
Chronic hepatitis picture
Unconjugated high bilirubin
Haemaolytic anaemia
Gilberts
Physiological neonatal jaundice
Conjugated high bilirubin
Liver disease
Cholestasis
Low albumin
Low protein
Advanced cirrhosis
Alcoholism
Chronic inflammation
Low albumin
Normal protein
Infection (acute phase reactant)
Low albumin
High protein
Multiple myeloma (paraprotein)
High INR
Liver disease Vit K deficiency Consumptive coagulopathy (DIC)
Raised IgM
Raised AMA
Primary biliary cirrhosis
Raised IgG
Raised ANA, Anti SM
Autoimmune hepatitis
Raised ANCA
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Raised IgA
On a background of liver dysfunction
Alcoholic liver disease
Liver dysfunction
High TTG
Low ferritin
Coeliac disease
Hepatitis IgM
Acute infection
Hepatitis IgG
Chronic/past infection/vaccination
HbsAg
Anti-hbC
IgM
Acute infection
Hbe antigen
Highly infectious state
Anti Hb s antigen
Vaccination
Increased APTT
Deficiency of factor 8,9,11, 12 Antiphospholipid syndrome (doesn't correct on mixed study) Haemophilia A/B Von Willebrand disease Warfarin/vit K deficiency Liver disease DIC