Assessment of Liver Function Flashcards
A disorder described as increased bilirubin production due to increased destruction of RBCs
Hemolytic Disorders
Transport defect coupled with a mild UDPGT deficiency wherein only 30% enzyme activity is present.
Gilbert Syndrome
Presence of circulating inhibitor of bilirubin conjugation. Called “Transient familial neonatal hyperbilirubinemia”; Treated with phototherapy
Lucey-Driscoll Syndrome
Transient UDPGT deficiency; treated with phototherapy
Physiologic jaundice of the Newborn
Predisposes a newborn to kernicterus
Crigler-Najjar syndrome
Combined hepatocellular hyperbilirubinemia; decreased conjugation; failure of enterohepatic circulation; Interference in bile flow
Viral hepatitis, Cirrhosis, Hepatic Carcinoma
A secretory defect. Failure to convey the conjugated bilirubin to the bile canaliculi
Dubin Johnson syndrome, Rotor syndrome
A syndrome due to deficiency of canalicular transporter protein. Dark pigmentation due to lipofuscin.
Dubin Johnson syndrome
A syndrome with unknown cause of secretory defect. No dark pigmentation observed
Rotor Syndrome
Obstruction of gallstones due to cholelithiasis or tumors that block the bile duct. High urine bilirubin, low urine urobilinogen.
Biliary obstruction
is a chemical reaction used to measure bilirubin levels in blood. More specifically, it determines the amount of conjugated bilirubin in the blood.
Van der Bergh reaction
What are the 4 main functions of liver
Storage, Synthetic/Metabolism, detoxification, secretory/excretory
What does the liver store
Glycogen and fat-soluble vitamins
What does the liver metabolize?
lipids, proteins, lipoproteins, carbs, and coagulation factors
What does the liver detoxify?
drugs, poisons, and metabolic products
What does the liver secrete?
Conjugated bilirubin
Highly elevated in hepatitis?
AST, ALT, and ALP; Bilirubin
Which analytes are elevated in cirrhosis?
Bilirubin, Ammonia, ALP
Elevated in biliary obstruction
Bilirubin, ALP