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Mar
Alkaline Phosphatase Elevated In Pregnancy. A recent study compared healthy women and women with breast cancer. ALP is also secreted from the placenta during pregnancy. Increase in plasma volume which occurs during pregnancy is suggested as the cause of the fall in serum enzyme activity in the second trimester whereas the rise in enzyme activity in the third trimester is attributed to the well-known increase in serum alkaline phosphatase of. In cases with an abnormally elevated alkaline phosphatase more frequent monitoring may be indicated.
Mostly its found in the liver and the bones. If alkaline phosphatase is higher than normal values the patient may have healing fractures Paget disease acromegaly liver metastases bone metastases osteogenic sarcoma leukemia rickets myelofibrosis osteomalacia biliary obstruction pregnancy cholestasis hypervitaminosis D hyperthyroidism cirrhosis liver diseases infiltrative or myeloma. Increase in plasma volume which occurs during pregnancy is suggested as the cause of the fall in serum enzyme activity in the second trimester whereas the rise in enzyme activity in the third trimester is attributed to the well-known increase in serum alkaline phosphatase of. During pregnancy alkaline phosphatase may reach three times the upper normal limit. In a pregnant patient elevation of ALP may be related to HELLP syndrome intrahepatic cholestasis malignancy and liver or bone diseases. Children and pregnant women can have significantly higher levels of the enzyme in their blood.
An enzyme is a type of protein that catalyzes causes or accelerates chemical reactions in the body.
Cancer- Cancer causes elevated levels of alkaline phosphatase in the bodies of the patients. Elevated alkaline phosphatase levels lead to the inconsistent intracellular fat depots which release itself into the bloodstream. An enzyme is a type of protein that catalyzes causes or accelerates chemical reactions in the body. Alkaline phosphatase is an enzyme. Children with elevated serum alkaline phosphatase for age eg 500 international unitsL in neonates or 1000 international unitsL in children up to nine years of age. Values above 130 UL are.