1
Q
What does an isolated high bilirubin suggest? (2)
A
haemolytic anaemia
Gilbert’s syndrome
2
Q
What does an AST 2x greater than ALT suggest? (ie. AST:ALT 2:1)
A
Alcoholic liver disease
3
Q
What does raised ALP and GGT suggest?
A
biliary pathology
4
Q
What does ALT and AST in the 1000s suggest?
A
Hepatitis - toxic, ischaemic, viral
5
Q
What does raised alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) suggest?
A
hepatocellular carcinoma
6
Q
What does hypoalbuminaemia suggest?
A
liver failure
nephrotic syndrome
7
Q
How do we test for synthetic liver function?
A
Look at clotting profile - if poor clotting then sythetic function reduced
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