Lab Values Flashcards
Liver Lab Values
Billirubin (blood) Adult
ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase)
AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase)
ALP (Alkaline Phosphate)
Kidney Lab Values
Creatinine (blood)
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
Pancreas Lab Values
Amylase (blood)
Lipase (blood)
Glucose (fasting)
Thyroid Lab Values
THS (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone)
T3 (Triiodothyronine)
T4 (Thyroxine)
Male Lab Values
PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen)
Estrogen
Female Lab Values
Estrogen
Pregnancy Lab Values
HCG (Human Chronic Gonadotropin)
AFP (Alpha Fetoprotein)
Clotting Factors
PT (Prothrombin Time)
PTT (Partial Thromboplastin Time)
Hematocrit (% of RBC per volume)
Blood Counts
CBC (Complete Blood Count)
RBC (Red Blood Count)
WBC (White Blood Count)
Billirubin (blood) Adult
Direct (conjugated)- high levels indicate jaundice & hemolytic anemia
Total- high levels indicate liver disease, gallstones, hepatitis
Liver Lab Value
ALT (Alanine Aminotransferase)
High levels indicate hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver necrosis
Liver lab value
AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase)
High levels indicate heart attack, muscle trauma, hepatitis, cirrhosis
Liver lab value
ALP (Alkaline Phosphate)
High levels indicate leukemia, lymphoma, hepatitis
Low levels indicate protein deficiency, malnutrition
Liver lab value
Creatinine (blood)
High levels indicate kidney failure or disease, UTI, shock
Low levels indicate liver failure, low dietary protein
Kidney lab value
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN)
High values indicate kidney damage or failure, dehydration
Low values indicate muscular dystrophy & myasthenia graves
Kidney lab value
Amylase (blood)
High values indicate acute pancreatitis, cholecystitis, pancreatic carcinoma
Low values indicate pancreatic damage, carcinoma, kidney disease
Pancreas lab value
Lipase (blood)
High levels indicate Celiac disease, acute pancreatitis, cholecystitis
Low levels indicate chronic pancreatic damage
Pancreas lab value
Glucose (fasting)
High levels indicate diabetes, pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer
Low levels indicate hypoglycemia, adrenal insufficiency
Pancreas lab value
Total Protein
High levels indicate pregnancy, chronic inflammation, HIV
Low levels indicate hemorrhage, extensive burns, liver disease
LDL (low density lipoprotein)
“Bad cholesterol”
High levels linked to cardiovascular disease
HDL (high density lipoprotein)
“Good cholesterol”
Carry lipids to liver
VLDL (very low density lipoprotein)
Very bad cholesterol
High levels indicate build up of cholesterol on artery walls
Triglycerides
High levels linked to coronary artery disease
THS (Thyroid stimulating hormone)
High levels indicate hypothyroidism
Low levels indicate Graves’ disease
T3 (Triiodothyronine)
High levels indicate Graves’ disease
Low levels indicate thyroiditis
T4 (thyroxine)
High levels indicate Graves’ disease, goifer
Low levels indicate hypothyroidism, malnutrition
PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen)
High values indicate prostatitis, prostate cancer, UTI
Estrogen
Males
High values indicate delayed puberty, adrenal cancer, testicular cancer, cirrhosis, gynecomastia, hyperthyroidism
Females
High values indicate early puberty, adrenal or ovarian tumors, ovarian hypo function, rapid weight loss, low body fat
Low values indicate Turner syndrome, poly cystic ovarian syndrome, anorexia, hypopituitarism, extreme exercise endurance, menopause
HCG (Human Chronic Gonadotropin)
Can be determined by blood or urine 10 days after conception
Rapidly rise in first trimester and double every 48 hours
Low values/abnormally rising indicate miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, fetal death, partial miscarriage
High values indicate pregnancy, more than 1 fetus, uterine or ovarian cancer, uterine hydatidiform mole/GTN
High in males indicate testicular cancer
AFP (alpha fetoprotein)
Used to screen for birth defects
Produced in fetal yolk sac and liver of developing fetus
Low values indicate Down syndrome and edward syndrome
High values indicate more than 1 fetus, anacephaly, miscarriage, spina bifida, Turner syndrome, tetralogy of Fallot, duodenal atresia
PT (Prothrombin Time)
Precursor to thrombin- formation normal blood clots
Low levels indicate vitamin k deficiency, liver disease, bleeding disorders
High levels indicate alcohol consumption, wrong medication dosage, food complications
PTT (partial thromboplastin time)
Measure ability of proteins to clot
Low levels indicate hemophilia, liver disease, lupus anticoagulants, vitamin K deficiency
Hematocrit
% of RBC per volume
Low levels indicate anemia, sickle cell, blood loss, nutritional deficiencies, leukemia, colon cancer, over hydration
High levels indicate chronic smoking, high altitudes, erythrocytosis, hypoxia, polycythemia, dehydration, tumors, pulmonary fibrosis
CBC
Complete blood count
Measures tot hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelet, wbc, RBC
RBC
Red blood count
Low values indicate anemia, bleeding, leukemia
High value Indicate smoking, congenital heart disease, dehydration, kidney tumor
WBC
White blood count
Low values indicate bone marrow disease liver disease, Splaine disease, bacterial or viral infection, cancer drugs, radiation
High values indicate tissue damage, leukemia, mental and physical stress, smoking, inflammatory disease, splenectomy
