General deck 5 - extra lab values Flashcards
APA:
lab for B12 deficiency
Alpha Feto Protein:
lab for neural tube defects (B9)
Acid phosphotase:
lab for prostate
A/G ratio:
lab for MM, liver disease, TB, RA
Alkaline phosphatase:
lab for liver and blastic bone
Amylase/Lipase:
lab for pancreas
ANA:
lab for SLE, scleroderma, sjorgen’s, polyarteritis nodosa, RA
ASO titre:
lab for strep antibodies
Increased BUN:
kidney
Decreased BUN:
liver
CEA:
cancer
CPK:
muscle destruction
Creatinine:
kidney function
CRP:
acute inflammation and myocardial risk
ESR:
inflammation
5 HIAA:
adrenal tumor, carcinoid tumor
FTA/ABS(specific):
syphilis
Glucose in blood 80-120:
diabetes mellitus
Glucose in CSF:
decreased in bacterial infection
GGT:
liver cirrhosis
GTT:
diabetes mellitus
Increased HCG:
tiwns
Decreased HCG:
ectopic pregancy
HLA-B27:
UC RAPE: Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn’s, Reiters, AS, Psoriatic, Enteropathic arthropathy (seronegative)
LDH:
lactate dehydrogenase, muscle/liver disease
LE prep:
SLE
Hyperproteinemia and proteinuria:
MM and MD
Hyoproteinemia and proteinuria:
kidney
PSA:
prostate
SGOT (AST):
liver, heart
SGPT (ALT):
liver
Increased T3/T4:
hyperthyroid
Decreased T3/T4:
hyopthyroid
Uric acid:
gout and kidney
ELISA:
sensitive, AIDS,
Western blot:
specific, AIDS