Flashcards in Ultrasound Lab Values Deck (27)
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1
What liver tests can be done?
A) bilirubin test (done through blood)
-(direct) only conjugated
Total bilirubin test
-both conjugated and unconjugated
2
What would indicate a person has jaundice or hemolytic anemia?
High levels of direct bilirubin
3
If levels of total bilirubin are high, what could this indicate?
Liver disease, gallstones, hepatitis
4
ALT is
Alanine Aminotransferase
Found in liver blood test
High levels indicate hepatitis, cirrhosis, liver necrosis
5
AST stands for
Aspartate aminotransferase
High levels indicate heart attack, muscle trauma, hepatitis, cirrhosis
6
ALP stands for
Alkaline Phosphate
High levels= leukemia, lymphoma, hepatitis
Low levels= protein deficiency, malnutrition
7
Creatine is tested in the blood to check ___.
Kidneys
8
What does BUN stand for and what is it used to check?
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Checks the kidneys
9
Amylase is used to check what organ of the body?
Pancreas
10
What 3 enzyme are checked when looking at the pancreas?
Amylase
Lipase
Glucose
11
“Bad cholesterol “
LDL (low density lipoprotein)
12
Cholesterol should be less than ____
200 mg/dL
13
What is “good cholesterol”?
HDL (high density lipoprotein)
14
VLDL is what?
“Very bad cholesterol”
Very low density lipoprotein
15
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
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T3 stands for
Triiodothyronine (3 i’s)=T3
Corresponds with thyroid
17
T4 is what?
Checks what in the body?
Thyroxine
Thyroid
18
What is PSA?
Prostate Specific Antigen
Check in males
19
What specific values do you check in a male patient?
PSA and estrogen
20
The most powerful hormone coming from pituitary gland?
T3
21
What is checked when looking at a female?
Estrogen
22
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
23
Human chronic gonadotropin is ____
hCG
24
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
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What is CBC?
Complete Blood Count
Measures hemoglobin, platelets, hematocrit, WBC, RBC
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What is RBC?
Red blood count
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