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Chem_Final
Term | Definition |
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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 |