Alkaline Phosphatase Isoenzymes Blood Test
The alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes blood test measures the amounts of different types of alkaline phosphatase in the blood.
Description
The ALP isoenzyme test, also referred to as ALK phos isoenzyme test, will assist in determining the part of the body that is the cause of elevated alkaline phosphatase (ALP). This test is most commonly used to test alkaline phosphatase made in the bones and liver tissues and will indicate whether the elevation is in the bone ALP or liver ALP. In addition, it can be used in diagnosing and monitoring:
- pain the abdomen
- bone disease
- parathyroid gland disease
- liver, gallbladder, or bile duct disease
- vitamin D deficiency
- medications that may affect the liver
High alkaline phosphatase levels may suggest:
- bone disease
- biliary obstruction
- eating a fatty meal if you have blood type O or B
- hepatitis
- healing fracture
- hyperparathyroidism
- liver disease
- leukemia
- lymphoma
- osteomalacia
- osteoblastic bone tumors
- rickets
- Paget’s disease
- sarcoidosis
Lower than normal levels of alkaline phosphatase can be caused by:
- hypophosphatasia
- protein deficiency
- malnutrition
- Wilson’s disease
Levels that are minimally elevated may not be a problem unless there are other signs of a medical problem or disease.
