Interpreting liver chemistries
Ganesalingam
, Utility of LFT
• Sensitive non invasive method to screen for liver dysfunction
• patterns of abnormal LFTs can help recognize type of liver disorder
• easy way to follow the course of liver diseases
• poor sensitivity and specificity
• seldom leads to diagnosis
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Ganesalingam
, Utility of LFT
• Sensitive non invasive method to screen for liver dysfunction
• patterns of abnormal LFTs can help recognize type of liver disorder
• easy way to follow the course of liver diseases
• poor sensitivity and specificity
• seldom leads to diagnosis
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