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Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Low Alkaline Phosphatase ... chronic pain • loss ... nephrocalcinosis • CPPD ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... • Other causes of
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Intestine - Other causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... bile ducts • Loss ... intralobular bile ducts causes ... PBC Labs: • Alkaline ... phosphatase
Hypophosphatemia and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology

↓ Phosphate leads to ↓ red cell 2,3-DPG and a  reduction
and Hypoxia - Pathophysiology ... and makes oxygen less ... is a cause of refractory ... patients with COPD ... respiratory #hypoxia #pathophysiology
TAFRO

TAFRO syndrome was first described in 2010, standing for:
- Thrombocytopenia
- Anasarca
- Fever
- Reticulin fibrosis
- Organomegaly

TAFRO syndrome
hypergammaglobulinemia, and less ... cell lymphoma Pathophysiology ... Thrombocytopenia - Elevated alkaline ... phosphatase - ... diagnosis #management #rheumatology