Lab Dx Indications

Question 1

Acid Phosphate

Answer 1

Prostate, Carcinoma

Question 2

A/G Ratio

Answer 2

Inverted - MM,RA

Question 3

Albumin

Answer 3

Increased: Dehydration
Decreased: Nephrosis

Question 4

ALK Phosphate

Answer 4

Increased: Osteoblastic lesions (Bone)
Hepatic disease (Liver)

Question 5

Amylase/ Lipase

Answer 5

Increased: Acute Pancreatitis

Question 6

ANA (FANA)

Answer 6

Collagen Disease (SLE, Sleroderma)

Question 7

ASO Titre

Answer 7

Increased: Rheumatic Fever
Acute Glomerulonephritis

Question 8

Bilirubin

Answer 8

Increased Direct: Hepatic dz, duct obstruction,
Increased indirect: Hemolytic disease, Drugs, Spleen

Question 9

BUN

Answer 9

Increased: Kidney disease
Decreased: Liver Disease

Question 10

CA (9-11 mg %)

Answer 10

Increased: (muscle weakness) hypothyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, increased vitamin, metastatic bone disease

Decreased: Opposite of all that ^

Question 11

Coombs (Direct)

Answer 11

Hemolytic disease

Question 12

CPK (Creatinine)

Answer 12

Increased: Muscle necrosis (skeletal, heart, brain)

Question 13

C-Reactive Protein

Answer 13

Increased: Tissue Necrosis

Question 14

Creatinine

Answer 14

Increased: Kidney Disease
Decrease: MD

Question 15

Downey Cell

Answer 15

Mono

Question 16

ESR

Answer 16

Increase: Infection
Decrease: Sickle Cell, polycythemia

Question 17

Glucose (Blood)

Answer 17

Increased: DM, Cushing’s, emotional
Decreased: overdose Insulin, Addison’s

Question 18

Glucose (CSF)

Answer 18

Decreased: Meningitis (bacterial)

Question 19

Heterophile (Paul Bunnell)

Answer 19

Mono

Question 20

HCG

Answer 20

Increased: Hydatidiform node, choriocarcinoma, seminoma, pregnancy, multiple pregnancies
Decreased: Ectopic Pregnancy

Question 21

Cholesterol

Answer 21

Heart Disease

Question 22

Ketones

Answer 22

Diabetic acidosis, starvation

Question 23

LDH

Answer 23

Increased: MI, Muscular dystrophy

Question 24

Lipids
Atherosclerosis

Answer 24

Increased: Early starvation, DM
Decreased: Late Starvation, Liver Disease

Question 25

LE Prep

Answer 25

SLEP

Question 26

Mono test

Answer 26

mono

Question 27

Phosphorus

Answer 27

Increased: Acromegaly, Kidney, Hyper D
Decreased: Rickets, hypo D, hyperparathyroidism

Question 28

Potassium

Answer 28

Increased: Addisons, kidney failure, arrhythmias
Decreased: Renal Disease, insulin, diuretics, arrhythmias