Doc Marte (exam) Flashcards
liver-specific in all species
GLDH ba?
used in small animals, largely liver-specific
ALT
used in small & large animals; present in liver, skeletal muscle, erythrocyte
(AST?)
used in large animals in place of ALT
SDH
increased biliary hyperplasia
GGT
Increased in cholestasis, increased osteoblastic activity
ALP
unconjugated bilirubin is expected to dominate, with some increases observed conjugated bilirubin
hepatic jaundice
increased conjugated bilirubin concentration
post-hepatic jaundice
unconjugated bilirubin is expected to exceed conjugated bilirubin concentratior
Prehepatic jaundice
increases indicate hepatic dysfunction
Ammonia
also used as a marker of abnormal portal blood flow
Bile acid
Central Diabetes Insipidus
Water Deprivation Test
Pituitary-dependent Hyperadrenocorticism (PDH; Cushing’s Disease)
HDDS
Adrenal-dependent Hyperadrenocorticism
LDDS
Hypoadrenocorticism / Addison Diseas
ACTH Stimulation test