Liver Lab Clinical Guide

Gastroenterology
11 articles

This clinical guide will help you interpret liver lab results with confidence. We’ll cover the most important tests for liver function, which to order based on the patient’s presentation, and what abnormal results can indicate. You’ll also learn to recognize key test result patterns for specific diagnoses. 

This clinical guide will help you interpret liver lab results with confidence. We’ll cover the most important tests for liver function, which to order based on the patient’s presentation, and what abnormal results can indicate. You’ll also learn to recognize key test result patterns for specific diagnoses. 

Last update26th Jan 2021
Chapter 3

How to recognize patterns of abnormal liver function

Certain combinations of test results can point to specific causes of liver dysfunction. In this chapter’s articles, you’ll be introduced to hepatocellular and cholestatic patterns of liver function results, and the most likely diagnoses related to each type of pattern. You’ll also learn about isolated hyperbilirubinemia, how it shows up on liver test results, and what the test results suggest about the disease’s cause.


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