background cannabis is one of the most widely used illicit drugs in india and worldwide. it is considered to have a minimal effect on physical health. objectives the aim of this study was to compare the laboratory profiles of treatment-seeking patients who were cannabis dependent, and drug users who concurrently use other substances, with non-users. materials and methods medical records of pati...

conclusions aed improved liver enzymes in obese women. however, mild, transient increases in alt and ast values can be observed immediately after an nfd in women. results of 108 participants, 50 women in aed group and 50 women in nfd group completed the protocol of the study (response rate: 92.6 %). the aed led to a median weight loss of 3.79 kg (interquartile range: 4.4 kg). significant decrea...

the liver is an organ at risk (oar) in radiotherapy of thoracic and abdominal tumors such as gastric, distal esophagus, lower lung and breast, bile duct, pancreas and whole abdomen. in this study the alteration in liver functional tests (lft) of these patients during radiotherapy was investigated. to that end, the level of serum aspartate aminotransferase (ast), alanine aminotransferase (alt), ...

Clinical Enzymology Enzymes nomenclature, classification, structure and specificity Enzymes, isoenzymes and their relevance in diagnosis Regulation of enzyme levels in serum and plasma Selection of enzyme tests Measurement of isoenzymes and isoforms Some important enzymes in clinical practice Aspartate transaminase (AST) and Alanine transaminase (ALT) Creatine Kinase (CK) Lactate dehydrogenase ...

Liver function tests are of critical importance for the management of patients with severe or terminal liver disease. They are also used as prognostic tools for planning liver resections. In recent years many transport systems have been identified that also transport substances employed in liver function tests. Such substances include endogenous bilirubin or exogenously administered indocyanine...

conclusions the prevalence of abnormal lfts in iranian morbid obese patients is in high status especially the level of alkp. liver ultrasonography has high sensitivity for the fatty liver in morbid obese patients but lfts rise only in few patients with fatty liver. background obesity, a major risk factor for fatty liver disease, is increasing worldwide. morbid obese patients have a higher preva...