Labs Flashcards

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Liver Function Test

A

AST, ALT, LDH, ALP, Billirubin

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1
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Increases with infection

A

WBC

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2
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Increase with liver cancer (HCC or liver mets), and pregnancy NTD

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AFP

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3
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Pancreas

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Amylase, Lipase, Glucose

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4
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Kidneys

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BUN, Creatinine, GFR

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5
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Increases with biliary and liver disorder & obstruction

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ALP

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6
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May elevate with obstruction and non specific for liver disease but elevates. It’s found in liver heart and skeletal muscle

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AST Aspartate Aminotransferase

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7
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Hepatocellular / liver damage

A

ALT alamine aminotransferase

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8
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May inc with obstruction

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LDH

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9
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Elevated GGT & ALP indicates that the elevated ALP comes from

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The liver

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10
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With decreased renal function, what 2 waste products inc in serum concentrate

A

BUN and creatinine

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11
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Inc PSA (prostrate specific antigen) in the blood

A

Patient age
Prostate volume inc
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Prostate cancer

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12
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Elevated direct bilirubin indicates

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Obstructive jaundice (hepatitis) 
Intrahepatic cholestasis
Lower biliary tree obstruction.
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13
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Hematocrit

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% of RBC in blood

Dec hematocrit =
Internal bleeding, external blood loss, iron deficiency

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14
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Elevated GGT & ALP indicates

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Source of elevated ALP is liver.

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15
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RBC inc with

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Renal cell carcinoma