Test 2 Speed Study Flashcards
IgG
Chronic
IgE
Submucosa
Allergic reaction or autoimmune issue
IgD
Works with IgM
Acute infection
IgM
Acute infection
IgA
Mucosa
Protect body from foreign bodies
Diseases associated with Bence Jones proteins
multiple myeloma chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) lymphoma metastatic lytic bone lesions Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia end-stage of renal failure amyloidosis
Multiple myeloma lab presentation
Decreased RBC Decreased WBC Decreased PLATELETS Increased BLEEDING Decreased ERYTHROPOETIN Increased calcium
Low values of HCG in the urine for pregnant women indicate:
- miscarriage
- death of baby or embryo
- ectopic pregnancy
High blood level HCG
can be used for screening of Down’s syndrome between 15-20 weeks of pregnancy
(it does not indicate 100% presence of this disease)
Edwards syndrome
Trisomy 18
Low hCG
Down’s syndrome
Trisomy 21
Increased hCG
Schillings test
Determines B12 deficiency
Stage I Schilling’s test
low vitamin B12 level in food or diet
megaloblastic anemia
Stage II Schilling’s test
low intrinsic factor (problems with the stomach)
causing the low vitamin B12 level
(chronic atrophic gastritis, gastrectomy pernicious anemia)
Stage III Schilling’s test
abnormal bacterial growth causing the low vitamin B12 absorption in ileum
Tropical sprue, Celiac disease, Crohn’s disease
Stage IV Schilling’s test
low vitamin B12 absorption caused by
problems with the pancreas
(malabsorption syndrome, pancreatitis)
enzymatic immunoassay tests (EIAs)
used for urine toxicology screening, are useful in detection of classes of drugs (e.g. opiates) but cannot determine which specific drug (e.g. morphine) is present
Uric acid is a product of the metabolic breakdown of
purine nucleotides
Types of purines
Adenine
Guanine
Hyperuricosuria is associated with
- gout
- metastatic cancer
- multiple myeloma
- cancer chemotherapy
- high purine diet
- leukemias
- intake of uricosuric drugs:
– ascorbic acid, calcitonin, estrogens, steroids, salicylates
Hypouricosuria is associated with
- kidney diseases
- chronic glomerulonephritis
- eclampsia
- chronic alcohol ingestion with kidney pathology
- lead toxicity with kidney pathology
Normal urine creatinine (24-hour sample) values
can range from 500 to 2000 mg/day.
High creatinine clearance:
- strenuous exercise
- pregnancy
- muscle injury (especially crushing injuries)
- burns
- hypothyroidism
Low creatinine clearance:
- serious kidney damage (infection, shock, low blood flow to the kidneys, cancer)
- urinary tract blockage
- heart failure,
- dehydration
- liver disease (cirrhosis)
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) BUN is a measurement of:
- kidney’s excretory function
- liver metabolic function
Abnormally high blood levels of BUN and creatinine is collectively known as
Azotemia
Prerenal azotemia (without primary involvement of the urinary system):
- hypovolemia due to GI bleeding, dehydration, shock
- excessive protein ingestion (alimentary tube feeding)
- starvation
- excessive protein catabolism (burns, sepsis)
- congestive heart failure
- myocardial infarction
Renal azotemia (due to primary kidney diseases):
- renal failure
- nephrotoxic drugs
Postrenal azotemia (due to primary lower urinary tract involvement) :
- lower urinary tract obstruction with abnormal
or inadequate excretion of urine
Decreased BUN level develops in the following pathologies:
- liver failure (cirrhosis)
- overhydration
- negative nitrogen balance (a diet low in
protein, malabsorption)
High levels of serum acid phosphatase pAP
- prostate cancer that has metastasized to the bone
- systemic infection
- anemia severe
- multiple myeloma lytic
- thrombophlebitis
- Paget’s disease blastic
- hepatitis
- kidney diseases
Prostate specific antigen PsA
• High level of PsA and enlargement of the prostate during digital rectal exam may indicate: benign prostate hyperplasia, prostatitis (mostly due to venereal diseases)
• High level of PsA and normal or small size of prostate on the
digital exam may indicate prostate cancer.
• But only prostate biopsy (!!!) can be used for diagnosis of
prostate cancer.
Aspartate Aminotransferase - AST-SGOT Blood level of AST will increase in:
- liver parenchymal cell damage
- myocardial infarction
- skeletal muscle trauma
- acute renal diseases
- acute pancreatitis
- severe burns
- hemolytic anemias
Alanin Aminotransferase - ALT-SGPT
Caused by liver damage
- hep
- cirrhosis
- liver toxins
ALT / SGPT can elevate in:
- congestive heart failure
- infectious mononucleosis
- viral/systemic
GGTP INCREASED IN
- liver diseases
- biliary system disorders (provided Alkaline phosphatase
blood level is increased) - 1 to 2 weeks after an acute myocardial infarction
- pancreatitis
Abnormally high ALP blood level is found in
- bilary obstruction
- osteoblastic tumor/pagets
- osteomalacia
- hepatitis
- leukemia
- lymphoma
- sarcoidosis
- protein malnutrition Celiac
- deficiency in vit/min
LDH1
HHHH
Myocardium and RBC
LDH2
HHHM
Reticuloendothelial system WBC
LDH3
HHMM
Lung
LDH4
HMMM
Kidney, placenta, and pancreas
LDH5
MMMM
Liver and striated muscle
Troponin I or T
Measured for heart attack
CPK-1 (also called CPK-BB) is found mostly
in the
brain and lungs Increased CPK-1 (BB) levels may be due to: - brain cancer - brain injury (due to injury, stroke, or bleeding in the brain) - electroconvulsive therapy - pulmonary infarction - seizure
CPK-2 (also called CPK-MB) is found
mostly
After a heart attack
CPK-3 (also called CPK-MM) is found
mostly in
skeletal muscle injuries, whether it be a car accident, surgery such as appendectomy, seizure, or even just exercise
High myoglobin levels=
- heart attack
- muscular dystrophy
- rhabdomyolysis
- myositis
- ischemia
- trauma
Albumin normal levels
- 55%
- 3.5-5g/dl
Normal albumin-to-globulin ratio is
Greater than 1 (~1.4)
Globulin normal levels
- 38%
- 2.0-2.5 g/dl
Fibrinogen normal levels
- 7%
- 0.2-0.45 g/dl
Increased serum albumin levels can be found in?
Dehydration
Decreased serum albumin levels can be found in?
- advanced malignancy
- liver disease
– the liver synthesizes albumin - Crohn’s disease
- starvation
– inadequate protein intake - nephrotic syndrome
- kwashiorkor
- hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
-(pre)-eclampsia
Increased globulin levels can be found in?
- liver disease
- amyloidosis
- multiple myeloma
- leukemia
- lymphomas
Decreased fibrinogen can be found in?
Liver cirrhosis