Liver biochemical tests: Difference between revisions

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(Created page with "Several '''liver biochemical tests''' can be used to evaluate the state of the liver. These are also called '''liver function tests (LFTs)''', but this is sort of misleading because the tests do not necessarily reveal how the liver is functioning. {| class="wikitable" !'''Parameter''' !'''Sample''' !'''Reference range''' |- !Total bilirubin |Serum |5 – 20 µM |- !Albumin |Serum |35 – 53 g/L |- !Total protein |Serum |66 – 83 g/L |- !AST |Serum |< 44 U/L |- !ALT |Ser...")
 
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=== LDH ===
=== LDH ===
Lactate dehydrogenase is a general marker of cell injury and is therefore also elevated in hepatocellular damage.
[[Lactate dehydrogenase]] is a general marker of cell injury and is therefore also elevated in hepatocellular damage.


== Markers of cholestasis ==
== Markers of cholestasis ==