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Chem_Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| AFP | Hepatocellular, pancreatic cancer |
| CA-15-3 | breast, pancreatic, lung, ovarian cancer |
| CA-19-9 | abdominal, pancreatic, lung cancer |
| CA 50 | GI, pancreatic cancer |
| CEA | breast, GI, lung cancer |
| Calcitonin | thyroid medullary cancer |
| hCG | testicular tumor |
| Progesterone | ovarian cancer |
| Glucose range | 55-110 |
| A1C range | ~5-6.4% |
| Sodium range | 135-155 |
| Potassium range | 3.5-5.5 |
| Creatinine range | 0.5-1.2 |
| HDL | >35 (>65) |
| LDL | <100 |
| Total Chol | <200 |
| sodium | major extracellular |
| potassium | major intracellular |
| LDL calc | total chol - (HDL+tryglyceride/5) |
| TIBC calc | serum iron + UBIC |
| % saturation calc | serum iron / TIBC |
| Azotemia | increase in BUN |
| Malnutrition | Decreased BUN |
| Anterior Pituitary | Adenohypothesis |
| Posterior Pituitary | Neurohypothesis |
| Releasing factors | hypothalamus, stimulate anterior pituitary hormones |
| Tropic | anterior pituitary, stimulate growth and activity of endocrine glands |
| Effector | endocrine glands, (other than hyothalamus and pituitary) |
| Inhibitory | hyptothalamus/gastrointestinal, supress secretion of specific hormones |
| Hypothyroidism | decreased production, high TSH |
| Hyperthyroidism | increased production, low TSH |
| FT4I calc | total T4 x THBR |
| Bilirubin | breakdown product of hemoglobin |
| Bone marrow | Iron storage |
| Urea range | 7-18 |
| Ammonia | tested for hepatic disease |
| Iron deficiency | low serum iron, high transferrin |