Liver Function Test II Flashcards
The functional units of the liver is the?
acini
The liver and gall bladder are located in the ____cavity
abdominal
The___ serves to emulsify fats into fat droplets called micelles.
bile
The hepatic sinusoids conduct___ within the liver.
blood
The gallstones are usually made of?
cholesterol
Bile salts and bile acids are synthesized from__
cholesterol
The normal yellow color of plasma or serum is due to__.
bilirubin
●___ is another term for jaundice.
Icterus
● The___ transports liver-produced triglycerides.
VLDL
● The____dependent coagulation factors are produced in the liver.
vitamin k
The parenchymal cells of the liver
Hepatocyte
Functional and structural units of the liver
liver lobules
Compounds produced from amino acid & bile acid
bile salt
Collective term for hepatic artery, portal vein & sinusoids
hepatic blood vessels
Collective term for CRP, AFP, fibrinogen & orosomucoid
Globulins
Metabolic pathway involving citrulline, ornithine & arginine
urea cycle
Catabolic products of nitrogenous bases of genes
Collective term for the portal vein, hepatic artery & bile duct
portal triad
Collective term for LAP, ALP, 5’NT & GGT
hepatobiliary enzyme
Transport protein of fatty acids, calcium & bilirubin
albumin
Collective term for bilicyanin, bilierythrin & biliverdin
bilirubin oxidation products
Liver function that is tested involving Kupffer cells
excretory function
Bilirubin fraction that includes alpha- & delta-bilirubin
Confirmatory test for NAFLD & autoimmune hepatitis
liver biopsy
Transport protein for cholesterol in the blood
Chromogen used in Evelyn-Malloy and Jendrassik-Grof methods
diazotized sulfanilate O
Collective term for the reductive products of bilirubin
Urobilinogens
Metabolic pathway used to detoxify ammonia
urea cycle
Means of removing interference due to icteric serum samples
dual wavelength method by Allen
Iron in hemochromatosis
Increased
AAT in SERPIN1 mutation
Decreased
B2 in Criggler-Najjar syndrome
Normal
Polar bilirubin in Rotor syndrome
Increased
AST levels after a heavy meal
Normal
α- bilirubin in pernicious anemia
Increased
ALT levels in viral hepatitis
Increased
Prothrombin levels in liver cirrhosis
Decreased
Conjugated bilirubin in Gilbert’s dse
Normal
ALP after meals in type B patient
Increased
Copper in Wilson’s disease
Increased
Ammonia in cirrhosis
Increased
UDPGT in Criggler-Najjar dse
Decreased
Albumin in liver cirrhosis
Decreased
De Ritis ratio in iatrogenic hepatitis
Decreased
ALP levels in poor bone fracture healing
Decreased
Total bilirubin in viral hepatitis
Increased
Urea in severe liver disease
Decreased
Cholesterol in NAFLD
Increased
Prothrombin time in chronic hepatitis
Increased
Lipid profiling
Lipid function test
Shank-Hoagland test
Protein function test
Cephalin-cholesterol flocculation test
Protein function test
Prothrombin time
Protein function test
Indocyanin green test
Excretory function test
Fecal urobilinogen assessment
Excretory function test
Icterus index
Excretory function test
Jendrassik-Grof method D
Excretory function test
A/G ratio determination
Protein function test
Galactose tolerance test
Carbohydrate function test
Blood Tests for Bilirubin
Evelyn- Malloy
Jendrassik and Grof
Anino, Ducci & Watson
Stoner & Wiseberg
Modified Michaelson
Thamhauser & Anderson
Alkaline methanolysis
Icterus index
Analytes decreased in serum in severe liver disease
ALBUMIN
CHOLESTEROL
BUN/Urea
Reagents that accelerate coupling of B1 with diazotized sulfanilic acid
✅Alcohol (methanol),
✅Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO),
✅Caffeine-benzoate
✅Cetrimide
