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Gen Diagnosis Lab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |