Serum cholinesterase : Normal Values & Results (Acetylcholinesterase, RBC (or erythrocyte) cholinesterase, Pseudocholinesterase, Plasma cholinesterase, Butyrylcholinesterase)

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Serum cholinesterase

Alternate Names : Acetylcholinesterase, RBC (or erythrocyte) cholinesterase, Pseudocholinesterase, Plasma cholinesterase, Butyrylcholinesterase

Normal Values

Typically, normal pseudocholinesterase values range between 8 and 18 units per milliliter (U/mL).

Note: Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.

What do Abnormal Results Mean?

Decreased pseudocholinesterase levels may be due to:

Acute infection
Chronic malnutrition
Heart attack
Liver damage
Metastasis
Obstructive jaundice
Poisoning from organophosphates (chemicals found in some pesticides)

Smaller decreases may be due to:

Pregnancy
Use of birth control pills

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Review Date : 6/24/2009
Reviewed By : David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; Daniel B. Hoch, PhD, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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