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Quantitative Liver Function Tests: A Realizable Goal? [PDF]
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1991 A variety of tests has been used to assess liver function and predict hepatic functional reserve in patients with liver disease. These tests comprise clinical assessment, simple biochemical measurements and so-called ‘quantitative’ tests of liver ...
Denis J Morgan +3 more
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Dynamic Liver Function Tests in Paediatric Liver Disease [PDF]
DiagnosticsBackground/Objectives: Liver function is difficult to estimate accurately. Conventional liver function tests can be normal, even in severe diseases. Dynamic liver function tests, including indocyanine green (ICG) clearance and hepatobiliary scintigraphy (
Thora Wesenberg Helt +8 more
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How to interpret liver function tests
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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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.
Nontokomalo Mkhize +1 more
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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
Clementine YF Yap MSc, DLM(ASCP) +1 more
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A review on laboratory liver function tests [PDF]
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2009 Laboratory liver tests are broadly defined as tests useful in the evaluation and treatment of patients with hepatic dysfunction. The liver carries out metabolism of carbohydrate, protein and fats. Some of the enzymes and the end products of the metabolic
Shruthi Kulkarni +5 more
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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;
Krefting F +6 more
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Abnormal Liver Function in Relation to Hemodynamic Profile in Heart Failure Patients
Journal of Cardiac Failure, 2010 Background: We studied the relation between liver function abnormalities and hemodynamic profile in patients with heart failure (HF). Methods and Results: in 323 HF patients, liver function was determined by aspartate and alanine aminotransferase (AST ...
H L Hillege +2 more
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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.
Amirmahdi Safary +5 more
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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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