Ultrasound Lab Values Flashcards
What liver tests can be done?
A) bilirubin test (done through blood)
-(direct) only conjugated
Total bilirubin test
-both conjugated and unconjugated
What would indicate a person has jaundice or hemolytic anemia?
High levels of direct bilirubin
If levels of total bilirubin are high, what could this indicate?
Liver disease, gallstones, hepatitis
ALT is
Alanine Aminotransferase
Found in liver blood test
High levels indicate hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver necrosis
AST stands for
Aspartate aminotransferase
High levels indicate heart attack, muscle trauma, hepatitis, cirrhosis
ALP stands for
Alkaline Phosphate
High levels= leukemia, lymphoma, hepatitis
Low levels= protein deficiency, malnutrition
Creatine is tested in the blood to check ___.
Kidneys
What does BUN stand for and what is it used to check?
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Checks the kidneys
Amylase is used to check what organ of the body?
Pancreas
What 3 enzyme are checked when looking at the pancreas?
Amylase
Lipase
Glucose
“Bad cholesterol “
LDL (low density lipoprotein)
Cholesterol should be less than ____
200 mg/dL
What is “good cholesterol”?
HDL (high density lipoprotein)
VLDL is what?
“Very bad cholesterol”
Very low density lipoprotein
Where does THS come from in the body and what is it?
Comes from pituitary gland in brain
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
-check this when checking the thyroid
T3 stands for
Triiodothyronine (3 i’s)=T3
Corresponds with thyroid
T4 is what?
Checks what in the body?
Thyroxine
Thyroid
What is PSA?
Prostate Specific Antigen
Check in males
What specific values do you check in a male patient?
PSA and estrogen
The most powerful hormone coming from pituitary gland?
T3
What is checked when looking at a female?
Estrogen
What values are checked when a woman is pregnant?
hCG- human chronic gonadotropin)
——used to detect pregnancy
AFP (alpha fetoprotein)
——used to screen for birth defects
Human chronic gonadotropin is ____
hCG
Name clotting factors check in the blood
1) PT (prothrombin time)
—forms normal blood clots
2) PTT (partial thromboplastin time)
—measures ability of proteins to clot
3) Hematocrit
—percentage of RBCs per volume
What is CBC?
Complete Blood Count
Measures hemoglobin, platelets, hematocrit, WBC, RBC
What is RBC?
Red blood count
WBC stands for?
White Blood Count
Normal: 4,500- 10,000 cells/uL
