How to Cite This Chapter: Don-Wauchope A, Chetty VT, Ivica J, Kavsak P, Khan WI, Lafreniere M, Nouri K, Solnica B. Acid Phosphatase. McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine. Kraków: Medycyna Praktyczna. https://empendium.com/mcmtextbook/chapter/B31.1269.3.7.82. Accessed December 05, 2024.
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Authors: Andrew Don-Wauchope, Vasudhevan T. Chetty, Joško Ivica, Peter Kavsak, Waliul I. Khan, Matthew Lafreniere, Kazem Nouri
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Authors: Bogdan Solnica
For a brief introduction and guide to abbreviations, see Laboratory Tests: General Remarks.
Analyte [material]
Acid phosphatase [S/P]
Reference range, target level, or decision threshold
Men: <6.5 IU/L!!!
Women: <5.5 IU/L!!!
Interpretation of results
↑ Bone diseases: Osteolytic lesions, inflammation, prostate cancer
This marker is no longer available from many laboratories in Canada, as it is considered obsolete for many of the original indications. In the United States, it is available as total or prostatic acid phosphatase. There is also a tartrate-resistance acid phosphatase (TRAP) test, performed in osteoporosis and other conditions where bone resorption is important.