Clinical inquiries. What is the differential diagnosis of an elevated alkaline phosphatase (AP) level in an otherwise asymptomatic patient?

MeSH terms

• Adult
• Aged
• Alkaline Phosphatase / blood*
• Bone Diseases / blood*
• Bone Diseases / diagnosis
• Cholestasis / blood*
• Cholestasis / diagnosis
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Evidence-Based Medicine
• Female
• Humans
• Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / blood*
• Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / diagnosis
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Pregnancy / blood*
• Reference Values
• Risk Factors