ALCOHOL-INDUCED LIVER INJURY: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY EVALUATING LIVER FUNCTION TESTS IN A SOUTH AFRICAN POPULATION. [PDF]
Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 Background: Alcohol consumption is a major public health issue that has been linked to liver injury, which can be detected by liver function tests.
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How to interpret liver function tests [PDF]
South Sudan Medical Journal, 2017 Careful interpretation of liver function tests within the clinical context can help elucidate the cause and severity of the underlying pathology. Predominantly raised alkaline phosphatase represents the cholestatic pattern of biliary pathology, whilst ...
Christina Levick
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Proceedings of Singapore Healthcare, 2010 Each liver function test by itself is neither highly sensitive nor specific but when interpreted together may provide the clinician with useful information about the patient's liver, and may also indicate other health issues such as malnutrition and bone disease.
Clementine Yf Yap, Tar Choon Aw
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Baseline Pathological Liver Function Tests in Patients With Psoriasis Support the Indication for Systemic Therapy Rather Than Being a Reason Against It: A Real-World Analysis. [PDF]
Psoriasis (Auckl)Frederik Krefting,1 Cosima Scheib,1 Sven Benson,2 Stefanie Hölsken,2 Jan-Malte Placke,1 Heiner Wedemeyer,3 Wiebke Sondermann1 1Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany;
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The Effect of Dracocephalum Kotschyi Hydroalcoholic Extract on Biochemical and Hematological Parameters in Rat [PDF]
مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2022 Background: Dracocephalum kotschyi is one of the native medicinal plants of Iran with anti-inflammatory and spasmolytic properties. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of D.
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Evaluation of the Effects of Khat Chewing and Cigarette Smoking on Liver and Kidney Functions among Students at Taiz University, Yemen [PDF]
Indian Journal of Medical Biochemistry, 2023 Aims and background: Khat chewing and smoking are some of the most popular social activities in Yemen. However, little is known about how these habits affect the liver and kidney, so this study was made to examine the potential effects of these habits on
Salwa Abdul-Ghani Abdul-Rahman Al-Shamiri
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Plasma Exchange as a Rescue Therapy for Acute Liver Failure [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021 Acute Liver Failure (ALF) is a life-threatening condition and often necessitates Liver Transplantation (LT). However, LT is not available to most patients in developing countries due to resource constraints.
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Effect of Ramadan Fast on Liver Function Tests [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2016 Jafar Nasiri +3 more
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“Liver function tests” are not always tests of liver function [PDF]
American Journal of Hematology, 2000 A child with Wilm's tumor and a child with immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) were each noted to have persistent elevations of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Both children underwent thorough evaluation for liver disease and, as a result, experienced delays in treatment of the Wilm's
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Assessing Non-Invasive Liver Function in Patients With Intestinal Failure Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition-Results From the Prospective PNLiver Trial [PDF]
, 2020 Liver abnormalities in intestinal failure (IF) patients receiving parenteral nutrition (PN) can progress undetected by standard laboratory tests to intestinal failure associated liver disease (IFALD). The aim of this longitudinal study is to evaluate the
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