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1
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Population with higher ALP

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Individuals with blood group O and B
They have higher intestinal ALP than blood group A and AB individuals

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Major indicator of hepatobilliary disorders

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ALP

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3
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Disease associated with elevated bone ALP

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Paget’s disease

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Most heat stable ALP found in lung, breast, ovarian, and gynecological cancers, and are bone ALP mintigators

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Regan ALP

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Detected in metastatic carcinoma of pleural surfaces and in adenocarcinoma of the pancreas and bile duct

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Nagao ALP

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Activators of ALP

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Mg2 and Mn2

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ALP major isoenzymes

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Liver
Bone
Placental
Intestinal

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Most anodal ALP isoenzyme

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Bone and liver ALP

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9
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Most heat stable ALP isoenzyme

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Placental ALP

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Most heat labile ALP isoenzyme

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Bone

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Most specific method for ALP utilizing a continuous-monitoring technique requiring a pH environment of 10.15 and should be 405 nm

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Bowers and Mc Comb (szasz modification)

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12
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Zinc deficiency causes this enzyme to decrease

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ALP

Zinc is a component of ALP

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Diagnostic significance of ALP

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Hepatobilliary and bone disorders

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Highest elevation of ALP is seen in…

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Paget’s disease

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15
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Increased levels seen in healing bone fractures or during periods of bone growth

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ALP

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16
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Major difference of ALP and ACP

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pH of reaction

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17
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Richest source of ACP in the body

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Prostate

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18
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Diagnostic significance of ACP

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Prostatic carcinoma
Forensic CC (rape cases)
Bone diseases
Platelet damage (ITP)

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19
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Used to monitor the success of treatment for prostatic carcinoma

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PSA

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20
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For investigation of rape cases in which levels will be increased for up to 4 days after the incident

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ACP

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21
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ACP activity that indicates the presence of seminal fluid in the sample

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> 50 IU/L

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22
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Present in certain chronic leukemias and some lymphomas, most notably in hairy cell leukemia

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Tartrate-resistant ACP (TRAP)

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Increased in prostatic carcinoma, Gaucher’s disease, Niemann pick’s disease, and breast, liver, and thyroid carcinoma

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ACP

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24
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ACP in bone activity is associated with…

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Osteoclasts

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25
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ACP levels in thrombocytopenia

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Increased

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26
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2 isoenzyme fraction of AST

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Cytoplasmic and mitochondrial AST

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27
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Predominant AST isoenzyme in serum

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Cytoplasmic AST

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28
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In AMI, AST levels begin to rise at…

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6-8 hours

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29
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In AMI, AST levels peak at…

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24 hours

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30
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In AMI, AST levels normalize within…

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5 days

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31
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Old name of AST

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SGOT or serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase

32
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AST levels are highest in what disorder?

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Hepatocellular disorders

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Diagnostic significance of AST

A

Hepatocellular disorders
AMI
Skeletal muscle disorders
Pulmonary embolism
Acute pancreatitis

34
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First enzyme to increase in AMI

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CK-MB

35
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Longest enzyme to stay in AMI

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LD

36
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Old name of ALT

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SGPT or serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase

37
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Coenzyme of ALT

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Pyridoxal phosphate (vitamin B6)

38
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More specific that AST for hepatocellular disorders and remain elevated longer as a result of their longer half-life

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ALT

39
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Not affected by hemolysis

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ALP

40
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Disease causing the highest elevation of transferase

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Acute hepatitis

41
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What is De Ritis ratio?

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ALT:AST ratio

42
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De Ritis ratio in acute hepatitis

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> 1.0

43
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Catalyzes the breakdown of starch and glycogen

A

Amylase

44
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Smallest enzyme

A

Amylase

45
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Earliest pancreatic marker

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Amylase

46
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Most predominant pancreatic amylase in acute pancreatitis

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P3 amylase

47
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Major tissue source of amylase

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Acinar cells of the pancreas and salivary glands

48
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Enzyme increased in parotitis due to mumps

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Amylase

49
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Increased amylase in blood and increased urinary excretion

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Acute pancreatitis

50
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Increased plasma amylase and decreased urine amylase

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Renal failure without acute pancreatitis

51
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Most specific pancreatic marker

A

Lipase

52
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Plasma concentrations are normal in conditions of salivary gland involvement

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Lipase

53
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Reference method for lipase

A

Cherry crandal

54
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Substrate used in Cherry crandal method

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50% olive oil

55
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Most commonly used method for lipase

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Peroxidase coupling

56
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Differentiates amylase elevation as a result of pancreatic versus salivary involvement

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Lipase

57
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Catalyzes the interconversion of lactic and pyruvic acid

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Lactate dehydrogenase

58
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Coenzyme of Lactate dehydrogenase

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NAD

59
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Majority of plasma LD comes from…

A

Breakdown of erythrocytes and platelets

60
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Highest Lactate dehydrogenase serum levels

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Pernicious anemia and hemolytic disorders

61
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LD1>LD2

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Flipped pattern is indicative of MI and hemolytic anemia

62
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LD cancer markers

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LD-2, LD-3, LD-4
Predominantly LD-3

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Lactate dehydrogenase moderately increased in acute viral hepatitis and cirrhosis and markedly increased in hepatic carcinoma and toxic hepatitis

A

LD-5

64
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Lactate dehydrogenase present in the heart, RBC, renal cortex

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LD-1, -2

65
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Lactate dehydrogenase present in the lungs, lymphocytes, spleen, pancreas

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LD-3

66
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Lactate dehydrogenase present in the liver, skeletal muscle

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LD-5

67
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HHHH LDH

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LD-1

68
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HHHM LDH

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LD-2

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HHMM LDH

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LD-3

70
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HMMM LDH

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LD-4

71
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MMMM LDH

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LD-5

72
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Lactate dehydrogenase that migrates the fastest towards an anode

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LDH-1

73
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Lactate dehydrogenase that migrates the slowest towards an anode

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LDH-5

74
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Lactate dehydrogenase most freq seen in pulmonary involvement and in carcinomas

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LDH-3

75
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Greatest significance in the detction of hepatic disorders (intrahepatic)

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LDH-5

76
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Seen in patients with arteriosclerotic cardiovascular failure

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LD-6

77
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May reflect liver injury secondary to severe circulatory insufficiency

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LD-6

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