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Liver Function TestAka: LFT

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  1. See Also
    1. Liver Function Test Abnormality
  2. Markers of liver function and protein synthesis
    1. Serum Albumin
    2. Serum Bilirubin
    3. Prothrombin Time
  3. Markers of hepatocellular disease
    1. Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
      1. Most specific for hepatocyte injury
    2. Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
      1. Less specific than ALT (present outside liver)
      2. ALT/AST ratio >2 in Alcoholism and Wilson's Disease
    3. Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
      1. Least specific for hepatocyte injury
      2. Dramatically increased in ischemic hepatitis
      3. Increased with alk phos in liver metastases
  4. Markers of cholestasis
    1. Alkaline Phosphatase
    2. Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT)
    3. Serum Bilirubin
  5. Disease specific markers
    1. Definite value
      1. Viral Hepatitis Serology
      2. Iron studies
      3. Ceruloplasmin (Wilson's Disease)
    2. Limited value: Anti-Smooth muscle Ab
      1. Antimitochondrial Antibody
      2. Alpha-1 antitrypsin

Liver Function Tests (C0023901)

ConceptsLaboratory Procedure (T059)
EnglishHepatic function panel, LFT's, Liver function test, Liver Function Tests
FrenchTests de fonction hepatique
ItalianTests epatici
Spanishgrupo de pruebas de la función hepática, grupo de pruebas de la funcion hepatica, perfil de función hepática, perfil de funcion hepatica
CreditsDerived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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