What is the real function of the liver 'function' tests?
Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: Liver enzymes are commonly used in the evaluation of patients with a range of diseases. Classically they are used to give information on whether a patient's primary disorder is hepatitic or cholestatic in origin. However, knowledge of enzyme ratios and pattern recognition allow much more information to be derived from these simple tests. This paper offers an insight to generalists on how to extractgreater information from these tests in order to improve theinvestigation and management of liver disease.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: Philip Hall, Johnny Cash
Institution: Royal Victoria Hospital
Language: English
Subfield: Hepatology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2168532045