The alkaline phosphatase test (ALP) is used to help detect liver disease or bone disorders. In conditions affecting the liver, damaged liver cells release increased amounts of ALP into the blood. This test is often used to detect blocked bile ducts because ALP is especially high in the edges of cells that join to form bile ducts.
If you are eligible for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI, or sometimes just SSD) benefits, the amount you receive each month will be based on your average lifetime earnings before your disability began. It is not based on how severe your disability is or how much income you have. Most SSDI recipients receive between $700 and $1,700 per month (the average for 2018 is $1,197). However, if you are receiving disability payments from other sources, as discussed below, your payment may be reduced. Calculating Your Social Security Disability Payment The amount of money you will receive from Social Security on a monthly basis is unique for every individual. This is due to the fact that the Social Security Administration (SSA) uses a complex weighted formula in order to calculate benefits for each person, up to the maximum benefit of $2,788 in 2018. Social Security bases your retirement and disability benefits on the amount of income on which you've paid Social Security taxesâcalled covered earnings.
1 The average monthly Social Security benefit paid to disabled workers is $1,165.18, or $13,982.16 per year. ( 2 U.S. Social Security Administration, Office of Policy, Monthly Statistical Snapshot, July 2015, Table 2 3  .). The federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour.