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What causes alkaline phosphate blood work results to be out of range?

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Lots of things: Around 5% of older folks run a high alk phos probably because of subclinical Paget's of bone. All teens and most kids have high alk phos until the growth sput is over -- up to 5x reference range is fine.

Answered 9/29/2016

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