Labs Flashcards
Liver Function Test
AST, ALT, LDH, ALP, Billirubin
Increases with infection
WBC
Increase with liver cancer (HCC or liver mets), and pregnancy NTD
AFP
Pancreas
Amylase, Lipase, Glucose
Kidneys
BUN, Creatinine, GFR
Increases with biliary and liver disorder & obstruction
ALP
May elevate with obstruction and non specific for liver disease but elevates. It’s found in liver heart and skeletal muscle
AST Aspartate Aminotransferase
Hepatocellular / liver damage
ALT alamine aminotransferase
May inc with obstruction
LDH
Elevated GGT & ALP indicates that the elevated ALP comes from
The liver
With decreased renal function, what 2 waste products inc in serum concentrate
BUN and creatinine
Inc PSA (prostrate specific antigen) in the blood
Patient age
Prostate volume inc
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Prostate cancer
Elevated direct bilirubin indicates
Obstructive jaundice (hepatitis) Intrahepatic cholestasis Lower biliary tree obstruction.
Hematocrit
% of RBC in blood
Dec hematocrit =
Internal bleeding, external blood loss, iron deficiency
Elevated GGT & ALP indicates
Source of elevated ALP is liver.
