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Gen Diagnosis Lab
Question | Answer |
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Increased Acid Phosphatase (PAP) | Prostatic carcinoma Metastatic disease |
Reversed Albumin/Globulin (A/G) Ratio | Multiple Myeloma |
Increased Albumin | Dehydration |
Decreased Albumin | Nephrosis |
Increased Alkaline Phosphatase | Osteoblastic lesions Hepatic disease HPT |
Increased Amylase | Acute Pancreatitis |
ANA (FANA) indicates? | Collagen disease (SLE, Scleroderma) |
Increased Antistreptolysin- O (ASO) Titre | Rheumatic Fever Acute Glomerulonephritis |
Increased Direct Bilirubin | Hepatitis Duct Obstruction |
Increased Indirect Bilirubin | Hemolytic Disease |
Increased BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) | Renal disease Dehydration Hypotension UTI |
Decreased BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen) | Hepatic disease Pregnancy |
Increased Calcium (Ca) | Muscle Weakness Hyperparathyroidism Too much Vit D Metastatic disease |
Decreased Calcium | Muscle Tetany Hypoparathyroidism Not enough Vit D Renal Failure |
Increased Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) | Biliary tract obstruction Hepatitis |
CPK (Creatine Phosphokinase) CPK BB | Brain tissue |
CPK MB | Myocardial tissue |
CPK MM | Skeletal muscle |
Increased CPK | Muscle Necrosis |
Increased Creatinine | Kidney disease Hypovolemic shock |
Decreased Creatinine | Muscular Dystrophies |
Increased C-reactive protein (CRP) | Tissue necrosis infections RA |
ELISA is a screening test for? | AIDS |
Increased ESR | Infection RA TB temporal arteritis MM |
Decreased ESR | Sickle Cell Anemia Polycythemia |
Fluorescent Treponema Antibody (FTA) is present with? | Syphilis |
Increased Blood glucose | DM Cushing's Renal/liver disease |
Decreased blood glucose | insulin overdose Addison's starvation |
Decreased CSF glucose | Meningitis acute pyogenic infections |
GGT | Liver cell dysfunction and alcohol induced liver disease |
Glycosylated Hb | tests ability to utilize glucose over 2-3 month period |
Increased Heterophile (Paul Bunnel) | Mono viral meningitis |
Increased HCG | Hydatidiform mole Choriocarcinoma Seminoma Multiple pregnancy testicular teratoma |
Decreased HCG | Ectopic pregnancy Threatened abortion |
Human Leukocyte Antigen Locus (HLA) B27 | Ankylosing Spondylitis Reiter's |
Increased HDL cholesterol | low risk of coronary heart disease |
Decreased HDL cholesterol | High risk of coronary heart disease |
Increased I-131 uptake | Hyperthyroidism Endemic goiter |
Decreased I-131 uptake | Hypothyroidism Thyroid cancer |
Immunoelectophoresis M-spike indicates | Multiple Myeloma |
Increased Iron | Hemolytic disease acute liver problems |
Decreased Iron | Iron def anemia chronic blood loss |
Ketones | Diabetic acidosis starvation |
Increased Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) | Myocardial infarction CHF muscular dystrophy |
Decreased Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) | Cancer therapy |
Increased Lipase | Acute pancreatitis |
Increased Lipids (Cholesterol) | Early starvation Diabetes mellitus |
Decreased Lipids (Cholesterol) | Late starvation liver disease |
Increased Lipids (Triglycerides) | Hyperlipidemia DM Atherosclerosis |
Decreased Lipids (Triglycerides) | Cirrhosis Malabsorption |
LE Cell indicates | Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus |
Increased Phosphorus | Acromegaly Kidney disease too much vit D |
Decreased Phosphorus | Rickets not enough vit D Hyperparathyroidism |
Increased Potassium | Addison's Renal Failure |
Decreased Potassium | Chronic renal disease insulin diuretics |
Increased Protein | MM Diabetic acidosis |
Decreased protein | Liver disease kidney syndromes |
Increased CSF protein | Viral meningitis |
Increased Prothrombin Time | Vit K def Hepatocellular disease |
Positive RA Latex indicates | RA SLE TB Cancer Sjogren's Still's disease |
Increased SGOT AST | MI liver conditions muscular dystrophy |
Increased SGPT ALT | Hepatitis MI |
Increased T3 and T4 | Hyperthyroidism pregnancy |
Decreased T3 and T4 | Cirrhosis Hypothyroidism |
Treponema Pallidum Immobilizing Agent (TPI) indicates | Syphilis |
Increased Uric Acid | Gout Renal Failure |
Venereal Disease Research Lab (VDRL) | serologic screening for syphilis |
Western Blot is a specific test for? | AIDS |
Angiography tests for | Tumor |
Arterial Blood Gas indicates | Advanced COPD |
Aspiration indicates | Gout Bacterial Arthritis |
Balloon Angioplasty | Obstructive Atherosclerosis |
Biopsy is to find | Tumor (Hodgkin's) |
Bone Scan tests for | Intrinsic bone changes Hidden Fractures |
Bronchoscopy tests for | Bronchogenic Carcinoma |
CT Scan tests for | Trauma Infection Vascular Neoplastic Arthritic/Metabolic disorders |
Doppler tests for | Arterial Alterations |
EEG (Electroencephalograph) tests for | Epilepsy Sleep disturbances Encephalophthies |
EMG (Electromyography) tests for | Muscle Atrophy |
Laparoscopy tests for | Abdominal Tumor |
Mantoux Test and TINE test are used for | TB |
MRI is used for | Spinal Tumor |
Myelography is for | Lateral Recess Canal Protrusion |
NCV (Nerve Conduction Velocity) tests | Peripheral Nerves |
PET (Positron Emission Tomography) tests for | Bone and soft tissue tumor heart brain |
SPECT (Single Photon Emission computed tomography) tests for | Musculoskeletal system heart brain abdomen |
Spirometer is used to test for | COPD |
Sputum Culture tests for | Strep TB |
Stress Test is for | Atherosclerosis Angina |
Tonometer is used to test for | Glaucoma |
Ultrasound is used to test for | Aneurysm Organs Pregnancy |