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.
Nupur B Patel +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
D N, Korones, M R, Brown, J, Palis
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BMJ, 1954 NUMEROUS attempts have been made for over half a century to measure the function of the liver by one or another test; these procedures have been proposed for several purposes. First, in cases in which the diagnosis is entirely obscure, it has been hoped that the presence of liver disease might be ruled in or out.
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Liver Function Tests Following Open Cardiac Surgery [PDF]
Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research, 2015 Introduction: The cardiopulmonary bypass may have multiple systemic effects on the body organsas liver. This prospective study was planned to explore further the incidence and significance ofthis change.Methods: Two hundred patients with coronary artery ...
Sabzi Feridoun, Faraji Reza
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Egyptian Liver Journal, 2022 Background The novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has been predominantly linked to respiratory distress syndrome, but hepatic injury has also been reported.
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Development of a decision support tool to facilitate primary care management of patients with abnormal liver function tests without clinically apparent liver disease [HTA03/38/02]. Abnormal Liver Function Investigations Evaluation (ALFIE) [PDF]
, 2007 Liver function tests (LFTs) are routinely performed in primary care, and are often the gateway to further invasive and/or expensive investigations.
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The utility of liver function tests for mortality prediction within one year in primary care using the algorithm for liver function investigations (ALFI) [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Although liver function tests (LFTs) are routinely measured in primary care, raised levels in patients with no obvious liver disease may trigger a range of subsequent expensive and unnecessary management plans.
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Pheochromocytoma with Markedly Abnormal Liver Function Tests and Severe Leukocytosis [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2014 Pheochromocytoma is a rare neuroendocrine tumor arising from the medulla of the adrenal glands, which causes an overproduction of catecholamines. The common symptoms are headache, palpitations, and sweating; however, various other clinical manifestations
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Исследования и практика в медицине, 2015 Objective. Background 99mTc-technephyt hepatobiliary scintigraphy (HBS) and 13C-methacetin breath test were used as a quantitative methods to evaluate liver function.
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Prediction of liver disease in patients whose liver function tests have been checked in primary care : model development and validation using population-based observational cohorts [PDF]
, 2014 Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://group.bmj.com/group/rights-licensing/permissions.Peer ...
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