Lab Values

Question 1

Alpha Feto Protein

Answer 1

Neural tube defects (B9)

Question 2

Acid Phosphatase

Answer 2

Prostate

Question 3

A/G ratio

Answer 3

Reversal in MM, liver disease, TB, RA

Question 4

Alkaline phosphate

Answer 4

Liver and blastic bone

Question 5

Amylase / Lipase

Answer 5

Pancreatitis (head)

Question 6

ANA (Anti-nuclear antibody) (Collagen disease) (Sero-positive)

Answer 6

SLE, Scleroderma, Sjogren’s, Polyarteritis Nodosa, RA

Question 7

ASO titre (Anti-streptolysin O)

Answer 7

Strep antibodies

Question 8

Bilirubin- Direct (Liver, GB, and head on pancreas)

Answer 8

Conjugated-Soluble-Post Hepatic disorders

Question 9

Bilirubin Indirect (liver, spleen, hemolytic anemia, drugs, fever)

Answer 9

Unconjugated-Insoluble-Pre Hepatic disorders

Question 10

BUN Increase

Answer 10

Kidney- not filtering out urea

Question 11

BUN decrease

Answer 11

Liver- Not breaking down things (creates ammonia)

Question 12

Calcium increase

Answer 12

Hypercalcemia

Question 13

Calcium decrease

Answer 13

Hypocalcemia

Question 14

CEA (Carcinogenic Embryonic Antigen)

Answer 14

Cancer

Question 15

CPK (creatine)

Answer 15

Muscle distruction (CK-MM muscle) (CK-MB heart) (CK-BB brain)

Question 16

Creatinine

Answer 16

Kidney Function- kidneys maintain creatinine levels

Question 17

CRP

Answer 17

Acute inflammation and myocardial risk

Question 18

ESR

Answer 18

Inflammation

Question 19

5 HIAA (hydroxyindoleacetic acid)

Answer 19

Adrenal tumor- carcinoid tumor

Question 20

FTA / ABS

Answer 20

Syphilis - antibody specific test

Question 21

Glucose (blood)

Answer 21

DM

Question 22

Glucose (CSF)

Answer 22

Decreased in bacterial infection (meningitis)

Question 23

GGT

Answer 23

Liver cirrhosis

Question 24

GTT

Answer 24

Diabetes Mellitus

Question 25

HCG Increase

Answer 25

Twins, hydatiform mole, choriocarcinoma

Question 26

HCG Decrease

Answer 26

Ectopic pregnancy

Question 27

HLA - B27

Answer 27

Ulcerative Colitis, Crohns, Reiters, AS, Psoriatic, Enteropathic arthropathy (sero-negative)

Question 28

Ketones

Answer 28

DM

Question 29

LDH

Answer 29

Muscle, Liver disease

Question 30

LE prep

Answer 30

SLE

Question 31

Mono test, paul bunnell, heterophile agglutination

Answer 31

Mono (atypical lymphocytes- Downey cell)

Question 32

APA (Anti-Parietal Antibody)

Answer 32

B12 deficiency (Pernicious Anemia)

Question 33

Increased protein

Answer 33

MM, MD-muscle breakdown

Question 34

Decrease protein

Answer 34

Kidney- proteins are escaping

Question 35

PSA (prostate specific antigen)

Answer 35

prostate

Question 36

SGOT (AST) (Serum Glutamate - oxaloacetic transaminase)

Answer 36

Liver, heart- SGOT makes the heart “go” fast

Question 37

SGPT (ALT) (Serum Glutamate - Pyruvic Transaminase)

Answer 37

Liver

Question 38

T3/T4 Increase

Answer 38

Hyperthryroid (Graves- early Hashimotos)

Question 39

T3/T4 Decrease

Answer 39

Hypothyroid (Myxedema- Late Hashimotos)

Question 40

Uric acid

Answer 40

Gout and Kidney - purine metabolism

Question 41

ELISA (sensitive) Western blot (specific)

Answer 41

AIDS (CD4, T-cells)