Liver Function Tests

Question 1

Where is AST found?

Answer 1

Liver 
Heart 
Skeletal muscle 
Kidneys 
Pancreas

Question 2

Increase in AST/ALT is suggestive of?

Answer 2

Intra-hepatic damage

Question 3

ALT is found?

Answer 3

ONLY the liver

Question 4

Marked increase of AST/ALT in the 1000s?

Answer 4

Acute failure due to:
Drugs
Viral hep
Liver ischemia

Question 5

Modest increase of AST/ALT in the 300-500?

Answer 5

Acute failure due to:
Alcohol 
AI hep 
Chronic hep 
Biliary obstruction

Question 6

Mild increase of AST/ALT below 300?

Answer 6

Cirrhosis 
NASH 
Hepatocellular carcinoma 
Haemochromatosis 
Wilsons disease

Question 7

More ALT than AST?

Answer 7

Chronic liver disease

Question 8

More AST than ALT?

Answer 8

Alcoholic liver disease

Question 9

Low albumin, low total protein?

Answer 9

Alcoholism
Advanced cirrhosis 
Protein malnutrition 
Chronic inflammation 
Nephrotic syndrome

Question 10

Low albumin, normal protein?

Answer 10

Acute phase reaction - infection

Question 11

Low albumin, high protein?

Answer 11

Myeloma