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
LDH
Tissue destruction
Lipids
Atherosclerosis
LE Prep
SLE
Mono Test
Downey Cell, Paul Bunnell
Phosphorus
Is where Calcium Isn’t