Flashcards: Abnormal clinical and laboratory findings for blood

Elevated alpha-fetoprotein refers to a state where alpha-fetoprotein levels are outside of the reference range.

Hypouricemia is a level of uric acid in blood serum that is below normal.

Hyperuricemia is an abnormally high level of uric acid in the blood.

Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) is a pre-diabetic state of hyperglycemia that is associated with insulin resistance and increased risk of cardiovascular pathology.

Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar (also spelled hyperglycaemia or hyperglycæmia) is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma.

Hypoalbuminemia (or hypoalbuminaemia) is a medical sign in which the level of albumin in the blood is abnormally low.

Hypercalcaemia, also spelled hypercalcemia, is a high calcium (Ca2+) level in the blood serum.

Bacteremia (also bacteraemia) is the presence of bacteria in the blood.

In medicine, the presence of elevated transaminases, commonly the transaminases alanine transaminase (ALT) and aspartate transaminase (AST), may be an indicator of liver damage.

Fungemia or fungaemia is the presence of fungi or yeasts in the blood.

Algaemia refers to the condition where green algae is found in the blood.

Azotemia (azot, "nitrogen" + -emia, "blood condition") is a medical condition characterized by abnormally high levels of nitrogen-containing compounds (such as urea, creatinine, various body waste compounds, and other nitrogen-rich compounds) in the blood.

Hypoproteinemia (or hypoproteinaemia) is a condition where there is an abnormally low level of protein in the blood.

Elevated alkaline phosphatase describes the situation where the levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP) exceed the reference range.