:Normal range (Up to 2.6 IU/L (Up to 43 nkat/L Comment: The non-prostatic activity is derived from bone, erythrocytes, platelets, liver and spleen. The prostatic fraction constitutes about one third of total acid phosphatase and may be raised in metastatic carcinoma of the prostate. Measurement of PAP is useful in the management of patients with… Read More »
Normal range: Negative Comment: Autoantibodies to acetylcholine receptors are detectable in the serum of 90% of patients with generalized myasthenia gravis and in 55% to 70% of patients with ocular myasthenia. Antibodies titers tend to be higher in females and a correlation antibody titer and degree of muscle weakness has been observed in individual patients.… Read More »
Normal range: Negative Comment: The most common cause of ketonuria (acetone, acetoacetate & B-hydroxybutyrate) is uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Its also found in starvation and in certain metabolic disorders Sample: Spot urine
Normal range: Negative Comment: Useful for diagnosis of ketonemeia in diabetic mellitus, alcoholism, stress, starvation, intestinal disorders, including emesis, glycogen storage disease (von Gierke), infantile organic acidemias, and other metabolic disorders. Determining the presence of ketone bodies is useful when isopropanol ingestion is suspected. False negatives or falsely weak reactions may occur. Up to 33%… Read More »
Normal range: Negative Comment: Decreased in neuronal intestinal dysplasia. Decreased in MG Sample: Tissue colon or muscle