Alkaline Phosphatase
ALP is found in liver, bone, intestines, and placenta. Elevated levels can indicate liver OR bone problems. Context with other liver enzymes helps distinguish.
Unit: U/L
High ALP: if GGT also high → liver cause (bile duct obstruction, hepatitis). If GGT normal but ALP high → bone cause (fracture, Paget's disease, growing children). Normally high in pregnancy (placental ALP) and children (growing bones).
Low ALP is uncommon. May indicate zinc deficiency, malnutrition, hypothyroidism, or pernicious anemia.
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