Chemistry Section

• Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) -Elevated levels indicate liver disorders
• Albumin Decreased levels indicate liver or kidney disorder s or malnutrition
• Alcohol - Elevated levels indicate intoxication
• Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) - Elevated levels indicate bone or liver disorders
• Ammonia - Elevated levels indicate severe liver disorders
• Amylase - Elevated levels indicate pancreatitis
• Arterial blood gases (ABGS) - Detemine the acidity or alkalinity and oxygen and carbon dioxide levels of blood
• Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) -Elevated levels indicate myocardial infarction or liver disorders
• Bilirubin - Elevated levels indicate liver or hemolytic disorders
• Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) - Elevated levels indicate kidney disorders
• Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) - Elevated levels indicate congestive heart failure
• Calcium (Ca) - Mineral associated with bone, musculoskeletal, or endocrine disorders
• Cholesterol - Elevated levels indicate coronary risk
• Creatine kinase (CK) - Elevated levels indicate myocardial infarction or other muscle damage
• Creatine kinase (CK) isoenzymes - Determine the extent of muscle or brain damage (elevated in myocardial infarction)
• Creatinine - Elevated levels indicate kidney disorders
• Creatinine clearance - Urine and serum test to measure glomerular filtration rate
• Drug screening - Detects drug abuse and monitors the therapeutic drugs
• Electrolytes ( Cl, Na, K)- Evaluate body fluid balance
• Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) -Elevated levels indicate earty Iiver disorders
• Haptoglobin - Used to evaluate hemolytic anemia and certain chronic diseases
• Glucose - Elevated levels indicate diabetes mellitus
• Glucose tolerance test (GTT) - Detects diabetes mellitus or hypoglycemia
• Hemoglobin A,C - Monitors diabetes mellitus
• Hemoglobin (Hgb) electrophoresis - Detects abnormal hemoglobins
• High-density lipoprotein (HDL) - Assesses coronary risk
• Iron - Decreased levels indicate iron deficiency anemia
• Lactic dehydrogenase (LD [LDH ] ) - Elevated levels indicate myocardial infarction or lung or liver disorders
• Lead - Elevated levels indicate poisoning
• Lipase - Elevated levels indicate pancreatitis
• Lithium (Li) - Monitors antidepressant drug
• Low-densty lipoprotein (LDL) Assesses coronary risk
• Magnesium - Cation involved in neuromuscular excitability of muscle tissue
• Myoglobin - Early indicator of myocardial infarction
• Phosphorus (P) - Mineral associated with skeletal or endocrine disorders
• Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) - Screening for prostatic cancer
• Protein - Decreased levels associated with liver or kidney disorders
• Total protein (TP) - Decreased levels indicate liver or kidney disorders
• Triglycerides - Used to assess coronary risk
• Troponin l and T - Early indicators of myocardial infarction