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chemistry screen
alkaline phosphatase
diagnoses

definition

standard reference range for adults: 35-115 (age dependent)

conditions that can exhibit an increase in alkaline phosphatase:
Brucellosis; Parasites; Phlebitis; Osteoporosis; Increased calcium deposition of bone (Paget's, in children, rickets); Primary hypophosphatasia; Hyperphosphatasia; IV albumin administration; Herpes zoster; Rheumatoid arthritis; Bone fractures; Chronic use of anticonvulsant medications; Neoplastic production; Occasional infarctions (MI, kidneys, pulmonary); Liver diseases (obstruction of the biliary system).

conditions that have normal alkaline phosphatase levels:
Alcohol ingestion by healthy people; Acute icteric viral hepatitis.

conditions that can exhibit a decreased alkaline phosphatase: Overdose of vitamin D; Hypochlorhydria; Low zinc body levels; Lab artifact; Malnutrition (esp. protein); Celiac disease; Milk-alkali syndrome; Anemias: Vitamin C/B6/folic acid/B12; Hypothyroidism; Hypophosphatemia


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