Diagnosaurus
Alkaline phosphatase increased
Etiology
- Obstructive hepatobiliary disease (GGT increased)
- Bone disease, eg, bone metastases, Paget’s disease, osteomalacia, osteosarcoma, hyperparathyroidism (GGT normal)
- Pregnancy (third trimester)
- Gastrointestinal disease, eg, bowel infarction or perforated viscus
- Hepatitis, eg, viral, alcoholic, toxic
- Infiltrative liver disease, eg, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis, lymphoma, amyloidosis
- Hemochromatosis
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Alkaline Phosphatase Increased." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114727/all/Alkaline_phosphatase_increased.
Zeiger RFR. Alkaline phosphatase increased. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114727/all/Alkaline_phosphatase_increased. Accessed July 26, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Alkaline phosphatase increased. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114727/all/Alkaline_phosphatase_increased
Zeiger RFR. Alkaline Phosphatase Increased [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 July 26]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114727/all/Alkaline_phosphatase_increased.
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