LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS WITH INTERPRETATIONS 1

ALT (SGPT) ALANINE AMINO TRANFERASE

·        Serum transaminase most specific for hepatocyte injury

Normal

·        Level <35 U/L

Increased

·        Alcohol abuse

·        Acute Viral Hepatitis

·        Auto Immune Hepatitis Cirrhosis Chronic Hepatitis B

·        Chronic Hepatitis C

LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS WITH INTERPRETATIONS 2

SERUM CALCIUM

Ø  Physiology

o   Parathyroid Hormone(PTH) modulates Serum Calcium

o   PTH rises in response to low calcium

o   PTH falls in response to high calcium

o   Vitamin D modulates calcium gastrointestinal absorption