Alcohol Intake and Liver Function Tests

Prolonged Moderate Alcohol Intake and Liver Function

Though in the literature we do not find much of an attempt to distinguish between these two effects, it is now agreed that prolonged alcohol intake produces derangement of liver function. Alcohol is recognised to produce hypoglycaemia (Arky and Freinkel, 1969), and also to inhibit albumin synthesis in the liver (Rothschild et al, 1971). In a recent study Dattani et al., (1972), using the Bromsu...

Effect of Ramadan Fast on Liver Function Tests

Abnormal Liver Function Tests

LFTs are not specific to specific systems or disease processes, yet abnormalities may indicate significant or serious disease. Interpreting abnormal LFTs and trying to diagnose any underlying liver disease is a common scenario in Primary Care. Single abnormalities in LFTs are difficult to localise and diagnose [2] . However, the pattern of abnormalities tests helps determine origin of the issue...

Liver Function Tests

The liver may be regarded as a system of branching bile ducts which terminate in numerous blind tubules, the bile canaliculi. The walls are formed by the liver cells, which are externally in contact with the capillaries of the portal venous system and the hepatic arterial system: these cells are homogeneous and show no obvious signs of differentiation or specialization. But in spite of its anat...

Abnormal Liver Function Tests:

Serum levels of aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase that exceed 1000 IU/L indicate acute viral hepatitis (A, B and, rarely, C), acute drug toxicity (eg, acetaminophen overdose or isoniazid hepatotoxicity), or ischemic liver injury. In chronic hepatitis (ie, hepatitis B or C or autoimmune), values range from mildly elevated to usually less than 400 IU/L. Elevated levels of al...