Labs Flashcards
ACPA (anti CCP)
RA (helps confirm disease and determine severity)
ASO titre
Strep antibodies (rapid strep test)
Acid Phosphatase
Prostate Disease
A/G Ratio
Reversed in Multiple Myeloma
Alkaline Phosphatase
Blastic Bone Disease / Liver Disease
Amylase / Lipase
Acute Pancreatitis
ANA
Collagen Diseases SLE Scleroderma Polyarteritis Nodosa Sjogren's RA
Bilirubin
Direct - Liver, GB, pancreas
Indirect - Liver, Spleen, Drugs, Fever
BUN
Increase - Kidney disease
Decrease - Liver disease
Calcium
9-11mg %
Increase - Hypercalcemia (Hyperparathyroid / hyper D) - Bone Cancer
Decrease - Hypocalcemia (Hypoparathyroid / hypo D)
Cholesterol
120-200
Increase - DM, pregnancy, atherosclerosis
Decrease - Liver disease, malnutrition, anemia
CEA
Cancer
CPK (Creatine)
Tissue destruction
Creatinine
Best kidney test
CRP (O)
Inflammation (acute, arterial inflammation)
D Dimer
Clots and Stroke
ESR
Inflammation (0-20 normal)
>90 (Temp. Art., MM, Pyogenic Osteomyelitis)
Flu Swab
Influenza
FBS
DM
GGT
Liver Cirrhosis
GTT
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypoglycemia
HCG
Pregnancy
HLA B27
UC, Crohn’s, Reiter’s, AS, Psoriatic, Enteropathic arthropathy
Ketones
Increase with DM