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Lab Medicine Pediatrics
Lab Values that are different in infants/children from adults
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Medical
Graduate
04/24/2008
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Term
Acid Phosphatase
 Definition
Higher
Probably d/t higher bone turnover
Term
Alkaline Phosphatase
 Definition
Higher
Normalizes when growth ceases
Term
Alpha fetoprotein
 Definition
Higher
Term
Ammonia
 Definition
Higher
Term
AST
 Definition
Higher
Normalizes by 3 months
Term
Bilirubin
 Definition
Higher
Normalizes by 1 month
Term
CK
 Definition
Higher
Term
Potassium
 Definition
Higher
Normalize after 1 year
Term
GGT
 Definition
Higher
Term
Hb F
 Definition
Higher
Normalizes after age 8
Term
LDH
 Definition
Higher
Normalize after age 5
Term
Phosphorous
 Definition
Higher
Normalize when growth ceases
Term
CSF Proteins
 Definition
Higher
Normalize after 1 year
Term
TSH
 Definition
Higher
Normalize after 2 weeks
Term
T4
 Definition
Higher
Normalize after age 10
Term
Bicarbonate
 Definition
Lower
Term
Albumin
 Definition
Lower
Term
Amylase
 Definition
Lower (absent in newborns)
Term
Cholesterol
 Definition
Lower
Term
Copper
 Definition
Lower
Term
Creatinine
 Definition
Lower
Normalizes after age 10
Term
Glucose
 Definition
Lower
Term
Haptoglobin
 Definition
Lower
Normalizes by 1 year
Term
HbA2
 Definition
Lower
Slow increase into adulthood
Term
IgA, IgM, IgE
 Definition
Lower
Maternal IgG present in newborns
Normalize around age 5
Term
Osmolality
 Definition
Lower
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