LIVER FUNCTION TESTS FOLLOWING ANAESTHESIA

Liver Function Tests Following Open Cardiac Surgery

INTRODUCTION The cardiopulmonary bypass may have multiple systemic effects on the body organs as liver. This prospective study was planned to explore further the incidence and significance of this change. METHODS Two hundred patients with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), were randomly selected for the study. Total and indirect bilirubin, aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransfe...

Abnormal liver function tests following inadvertent inhalation of volatile hydrocarbons.

The use of aerosols containing volatile hydrocarbons in conditions of poor ventilation can result in accidental overexposure which can cause central nervous system effects and hepatic injury. We present a case in which inadvertent usage of an adhesive spray used to make greeting cards resulted in vague neurological symptoms and abnormal liver function tests both of which fully resolved on disco...

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...