1. Understanding Liver Function Tests

2. Types of Liver Disease

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3. Liver Function Tests

4. Caveats About LFT’s

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5. Liver Function Tests

6. Bilirubin Synthesis

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7. Liver Function Tests: Slide 7

8. Liver Function Tests: Slide 8

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9. Liver Function Tests: Slide 9

10. Liver Function Tests: Slide 10

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11. Liver Function Tests: Slide 11

12. Liver Function Tests: Slide 12

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13. Enterohepatic and Systemic Circulation

14. Types of Bilirubin

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15. Serum Bilirubin Elevations

16. Liver Function Tests

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17. Tests of Biosynthesis: Serum Albumin

18. Tests of Biosynthesis

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19. Serum Clotting Factors (INR/PT)

20. Serum Globulins and Other Proteins

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21. Liver Function Tests

22. Enzyme Tests: Aminotransferases

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23. Likelihood of Hepatocellular Liver Disease Based on AST Data...

24. AST:ALT Ratio In Liver Disease

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25. ALT & AST in Liver

26. AST:ALT Ratio in Liver and Serum

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27. AST/ALT after Hepatitis C in ETOH Liver Disease

28. Liver Function Tests

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29. Alkaline Phosphatase Isoenzymes

30. Evaluation of Isolated Alkaline Phosphatase (AP) Elevation...

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31. Serum vs. Age in Men and Women

32. Evaluation of Elevated AP

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33. Evaluation of Chronically Elevated AP

34. Source of Alkaline Phosphatase (AP) Elevation

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35. Isolated or Inappropriate AP Elevation

36. Gamma Glutamyl Transferase

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37. Disease Tests

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