Which is not elevated in a child presenting with jaundice, icterus, pruritus & clay coloured stools.: (A) Gamma glutanyl transpeptidase, (B) Alkaline phosphatase, (C) 5'-nucleotidase, (D) Glutamate dehydrogenase
Answer is D. Ans. is 'd' i.e. Glutamate dehydrogenase Jaundice, icterus, clay coloured stools, pruritus, all suggest cholestatic jaundiceThese three enzymes are usually elevated in cholestasis 1. Alkaline phosphatase 5'-nucleotidaseGamma glutamyl transpeptidase