Elevated liver function tests in COVID-19

Rhabdomyolysis and elevated liver function tests—what’s the underlying cause?

A 71-year-old man with a past history of carcinoma of the prostate was admitted in August 2011, feeling unwell and with new-onset weakness of the quadriceps muscles for the past 2 days. He had initially received a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate in May 2011 and he had been treated with cyproterone acetate 300 mg since June 2011. He had also been on aspirin 75 mg and simvastatin 40 m...

An unusual cause of elevated values on liver function tests in a liver transplant patient.

ankur Jain, MD amandeep Sahota, MD najeeb S alshak, MD Jim K tung, MD Introduction Biliary obstruction and rejection are two of the most common causes of abnormal findings on liver function tests (LFTs) in patients who have already undergone liver transplantation. Here we present a post-transplant patient with jaundice. Tests showed that he had no hepatitis B surface antigen before transplantat...

approach to liver function tests in children

the liver is a multifactorial organ which is involved in a number of critical excretory, synthetic and metabolic functions. although the term 'liver function test' is commonly used, it is imprecise since many of the tests, such as transaminase, do not measure liver function. therefore, these tests should be referred to as 'liver enzyme tests', and 'liver function tests' should be the term used ...

Effect of Ramadan Fast on Liver Function Tests

Liver function tests in preeclampsia.

BACKGROUND Preeclampsia is a multisystem disorder that can induce damage to cardiovascular system, kidneys, brain and liver. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) is responsible for significant maternal and perinatal morbidity. This study was conducted to compare the liver function tests in preeclampsia with normal pregnancy. METHODS This study was carried out on 100 pregnant women after 20 we...