Labs Flashcards
Acid phosphatase ( PAP)
* Increased
- prostatic carcinoma
Albumin/globulin ratio
Revered
- MM
Alkaline phosphatase
* increased
- osteoblastic lesion
- hepatic disease
- hpt
- pagets
- lytic
- blastic
- osteosacroma
- fibrosacroma
- chondrosacroma
- hyperparathroidism
- calcified prostate
Amylase
* Increased
- acute pancreatitis
- Ana (FANA)
- collagen disorder
- SLE
- scleroderma
Antitreptolysin - O ASO titre
Increased
- rheumatic fever
- acute glumerulonephritis
Bilirubin
* Increased
- direct = hepatitis, duct obstruction
- indirect = hemolytic disease
BUN ( blood urea nitrogen )
* Increased
* Decreased
- Inc : renal disease, dehydration,hypotension, urinary tract obstruction
- Dec : hepatic fisease, pregnancy
Calcium
* Increased
* Decreased
- Inc : muscle weakness, hyperparathroidsim, hypervitaminosis, metastatic disease
- dec : muscle tetany, chvostck;s sign , renal failure, malnutrition
CPK (creatine phosphokinase )
Increased : muslce necrosis
Creatinine
* Increased
* Decreased
- increased : kidney disease, hypovolemic shock
- Decreased. : muscular dystrophies
C- reactive protein ( CRP)
* Increased
- Increased : tissue necrosis
- infection
- arthritis
ELISA
* what is this?
- screening test for aids
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate ( ESR)
* Increased
* Decreased
- Increased : Infection , RA , TB, temporal arteritis, MM
- Decreased : sickle cell anemia, polycythemia
Fluroscent treponema antibody ( FTA)
* what is this?
present with syphilins
Glucose on blood
* increased
* decreased
- increased: DM, cushings, renal/liver dx
- decreased ; insulin overdose, addison’s starvation
Glucose in CSF
* Decreased
- Decreased : meningitis, acute pyogenic infection
gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT)
What for ?
- liver cell dysfunction
- alcohol induced liver dx
Glucose tolerance Test ( GTT)
what is this
- diabetes testing
glycosylated hemoglobin
* what is this?
- tests ability to utilize glucose over 2-3 month period
heterophile ( paul bunnel )
* Increased
- increased = mono, viral meningitis
Human chronic gonadotropin ( HCG)
* incrased
* decreased
- Increaased : hydatiform mole, choricarcinoma, seminoma, Multiple pregnancy, testicular teratoma,
- decreased : ectopic pregnancy, threatened abortion
HLA B27 ( human leukocyte antigen )
( Marker 6th on chromosome from birth
( seronegative arthritis)
HDL cholesterol
* Increased
* Decreased
- increased : low risk of coronary heart disease
- Decreased high rish Coronary heart disease
I-131 uptake
incresaed
decreased
- increased : hyperthyroidsim, endemic goiter
- decreased hypothyroidsm , throid cancer
Immunoelectrophoresis
Increased
decreased
- M spoike indicates MM
Ketones
diabetic acidosis, starvation