What conditions cause elevated alkaline phosphatase?

What conditions cause elevated alkaline phosphatase?

The most common causes of high ALP levels include:

• liver conditions, often bile duct obstructions.
• gallbladder conditions, usually gallstones.
• bone conditions, such as abnormal growths and occasionally cancers.
• pregnancy.
• young age, as children who are still growing tend to have much higher ALP levels.

Is elevated alkaline phosphatase serious?

High alkaline phosphatase levels may mean there is damage to your liver or that you have a type of bone disorder. Liver damage creates a different type of ALP than bone disorders do.

Is elevated alkaline phosphatase normal in children?

Normal Results Normal values may vary slightly from laboratory to laboratory. They also can vary with age and gender. High levels of ALP are normally seen in children undergoing growth spurts and in pregnant women.

What is considered a high BUN level in dogs?

Normal BUN levels in dogs seldom reach higher that 25 to 30 mg/dl. (Mg/dl means milligrams of material per 100 milliliters of blood.) Many patients presented in renal failure have BUN levels of 90 or higher!

How high is too high for alkaline phosphatase?

Alkaline phosphatase is high if the blood levels surpass 130 U/L. High alkaline phosphatase doesn’t cause any symptoms directly. The symptoms will depend on your underlying health issue–such as liver or bone disorders.

How high is too high alkaline phosphatase?

What’s the normal ALK-P for a dog?

The other liver enzymes always seem to be behaving – it’s just this one that’s wonky. The normal range depends on the lab your veterinarian uses, but most consider anything up to 130 or so as normal. It’s not a shock at all to see a dog have an Alk-P of 200, even 400. My old dachshund mix has had an Alk-P over 300 for the last 3 years.

What causes elevated ALK-P in older dogs?

But I can’t tell you how many healthy older dogs have mild-moderate increases in Alk-P and it never amounts to anything. There is a syndrome called vacuolar hepatopathy that can only be diagnosed on liver biopsy, but is common in older dogs…and doesn’t really do anything except cause these changes on the bloodwork.

What’s the normal ALK-P for a dachshund?

The normal range depends on the lab your veterinarian uses, but most consider anything up to 130 or so as normal. It’s not a shock at all to see a dog have an Alk-P of 200, even 400. My old dachshund mix has had an Alk-P over 300 for the last 3 years.

What causes elevated liver enzymes in senior dogs?

The excess adrenaline causes an increase in Alk-P, with other liver enzymes staying the same. I can’t tell you how many second opinions I get where the veterinarian did routine blood work on a healthy dog (senior screen, pre-anesthetic for a dental, etc), found a mild-moderate increase in Alk-P, and wants to diagnose cushings.