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Medicus, Vol. 29 No. 1 Hepatologija danas, 2020.

Review article

Laboratory Tests in Liver Diseases

Marinko Marušić
Matej Paić
Mia Knobloch
Krešimir Luetić
Dragan Jurčić

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Abstract

Routine laboratory liver function tests have shown that a large number of patients have elevated levels of one or more liver function indicators. Liver enzyme values indicate whether a patient suffers from liver cell disease and/or injury, where we distinguish between hepatocellular injury, which is characterized by elevated AST and ALT, biliary injury (ALP and GGT, with total and direct bilirubin) or impaired hepatic synthetic function (albumin, abnormal coagulation parameters). In order to facilitate patient management, the paper outlines the most common features and causes of liver injury, and provides recommendations for workup and follow-up of such patients in primary and secondary healthcare.

Keywords

liver injury; aminotransferases; bilirubin; liver function tests

Hrčak ID:

232194

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/232194

Publication date:

15.1.2020.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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