Commercially available ready to use reagent kits were used for estimation of various conventional
liver function tests and of serum cholinesterase levels.
64.6% of increased
liver function test were of unbooked cases.
All patients had normal
liver function tests before the initiation of therapy.
In the five patients who had abnormal
liver function tests, liver enzymes were elevated by less than 1.5 times normal.
CT scans and
liver function tests were not recommended.
Lab workup showed normal blood counts and
liver function tests however CA 19-9 was 22.9 U/ml.
Six of these patients had no history of malignancy and the studies were performed for non-cancer-related reasons (elevated
liver function tests, acute mesenteric ischemia, umblical hernia, acute pancreatitis, hepatosteatosis, and vasculitis).
However, before his discharge from the hospital, the patient's
liver function tests were normal.
The disease was found in a 56-year-old man who persistently produced abnormal
liver function tests following a liver transplant.
Repeat
liver function tests performed on the fifth day of admission revealed hypoproteinaemia with a total protein of 45 g/L and an albumin of 22 g/L.
Blood investigation including
liver function tests was within normal limits.