Wikis > Patient Assessment and Examination > Laboratory Tests > Blood and Urine Chemistry > Alkaline phosphatase
Alkaline phosphatase:
Enzyme in liver and bone. Normally 32-128 units/l.
Increase increased bone metabolism (healing fracture, neoplasm), Paget’s disease, pregnancy, liver disease (especially biliary obstruction), certain drugs, Caffey’s Syndrome, hyperparathyroidism
Decrease malnutrition, excess vitamin D ingestion, hypothyroidism, pernicious anaemia
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