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What are the main investigations used in Liver Diseases |
1. Blood Tests 2. Urine Tests 3. Imaging techniques 4. Liver Biopsy
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What are the Blood Tests ? |
■ Liver function test - Sr.Albumin and bilirubin - PT ■ Liver Biochemistry - AST - ALT - ALP(Alkaline phosphate) - Y-GT(Gama GT) - Total protein ■ Viral markers ■ Additional blood Ix - Haemotological - Immunological - Markers of Liver fibrosis |
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What are the urine Tests done? |
For Bilirubin and urobinogen |
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What are the imaging techniques ? |
- USS - X-ray - CT - MRI - Endoscopy - ERCP (Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) - Angiography |
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Use of Ix : Sr.Albumin |
- Marker of Liver synthetic Function - Useful in rating the severity in Chronic liver disease - Falling levels = Bad prognostic sign 😟 |
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Use of Ix : PT |
- Also a marker of Synthetic Function - Short Half life : Sensitive indicator for acute liver disease - 😎 Vit K Def. Should be excluded as the cause of prolonged PT by administering a VIT.K bolus of 10mg |
