Reevaluation of Serum Carnitine Status in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis
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Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Abbreviations: CA: Carnitine; T-CA: Total Carnitine; F-CA: FreeCarnitine; Ac-CA: Acyl-Carnitine; L-CA: Levo-Carnitine; LC: Liver Cirrhosis; BTR: Branched-chain amino acids to Tyrosine Ratio; OHE: Overt Hepatic Encephalopathy; MHE: Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy; eGFR: estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate; CKD: Chronic Kidney Disease; FFA: Free Fatty Acid; PEM: Protein Energy Malnutrition; PT: Prothrombin Time; HBV: Hepatitis B Virus; HCV: Hepatitis C Virus; HBsAg: Hepatitis B Surface Antigen; HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c; T-Bil: Total Bilirubin; Alb: Albumin; BUN: Blood Urea Nitrogen; CRN: Creatinine; BS: Blood Sugar; NH3: Ammonia, Zn: Zinc; BCAA: Branched Chain Amino Acids; Tyr: Tyrosine; MELD: Model for End-Stage Liver Disease; ALC: AcetylL-Carnitine; PT-INR: Prothrombin Time International Ratio
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