Serum Markers Flashcards
1
Q
Liver enzymes
A
aminotransferases
- AST and ALT
2
Q
ALT > AST
A
viral hepatitis
3
Q
AST > ALT
A
alcohol hepatitis
give a toAST with alcohol
4
Q
Alkaline phosphate (ALP)
A
- obstructive liver disease (hepatocellular carcinoma)
- bone disease
- bile duct disease
5
Q
y-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT)
A
increase in various liver and biliary disease like ALP
6
Q
GGT is NOT elevated in _____
A
bone disease
-differs from ALP
7
Q
amylase
A
acute pancreatitis
mumps
8
Q
lipase
A
acute pancreatitis
9
Q
ceruloplasmin is DECREASED in _____
A
wilson’s disease