Alkaline Phosphatase
(ALP)
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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) is an enzyme found in:
- Bone
- Liver
- Placenta
- Kidney
- Intestines
Elevations found in:
- Any traumatic injury to any of these structures.
- Any disease affecting one of these structures.
- Cirrhosis (Large increase)
- Liver metastasis (Large increase)
- Liver abscess (Large increase)
- Obstructed bile duct (Large increase)
- Bone cancers (Large increase)
- Hepatitis (Moderate increase)
- Hepatitis (Moderate increase)
- Pancreatitis (Moderate increase)
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Hyperparathyroidism
Decreased amounts found in:
- Malnutrition
- Hypothyroidism
- Pernicious anemia
- Vitamin C deficiency
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Normal Values*
| Men |
20-70 U/L |
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Women |
20-150 U/L |
| Pregnancy |
60-200 U/L |
*These are general values taken from a variety of
sources. The actual normal values may vary from lab to lab and from one
type of testing protocol to another.
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Source:
Operational Medicine 2001, Health
Care in Military Settings, NAVMED P-5139, May 1, 2001, Bureau
of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy, 2300 E Street NW, Washington,
D.C., 20372-5300
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