Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) is a ubiquitous enzyme essential for diverse physiological functions, including skeletal mineralisation, liver function and immune modulation. ALP measurements in serum or ...

Elevated serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels are associated with increased mortality in patients with nondialysis CKD. Previous studies have shown that elevated ALP is associated with higher ...

I am a 77-year-old woman. I am 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weigh 107 pounds. I take no medication. When I went to the doctor last week, he found that my alkaline phosphatase was 176, my ALT 10, and my ...

A 47-year-old black man has had elevated ferritin levels ranging from 500-800 ng/mL for the past two years. Physical examination shows nothing out of the ordinary. His rheumatoid profile is negative.

Patients with mongolism have been shown to be effectively trisomic for what is assumed to be the same small acrocentric chromosome at the No. 21 position. 6–8 Studies suggest that the same chromosome ...

Factors associated with vertebral fractures in men treated with androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) for prostate cancer. Background: Treatment with docetaxel in CRPC based on the results of the TAX 327 ...

Homogenates of small-Intestine mucosa obtained from members of a family with hypophosphatasia were assayed for alkaline phosphatase activity with four phosphate esters. The results were compared to ...

Use of speed and extent of PSA response during the first three cycles of docetaxel chemotherapy in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer to predict overall survival. Background: Radium-223 ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 77-year-old woman. I am 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weigh 107 pounds. I take no medication. When I went to the doctor last week, he found that my alkaline phosphatase was 176, my ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 77-year-old woman. I am 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weigh 107 pounds. I take no medication. When I went to the doctor last week, he found that my alkaline phosphatase was 176, my ...