basics liver

Question 1

why does liver disease cause PU/PD?

Answer 1

(1) decreased production of urea which is a major component of the hypertonic medullary interstitium
(2) increased renin and cortisol levels due to a lack of hepatic degradation
(3) increased aldosterone concentration leading to increased sodium concentration
(4) hypokalemia

Question 2

hypoalbuminemia - why? when?

Answer 2

in chronic liver failure (takes a long time for level to decrease)
liver can’t produce it due to poor function

Question 3

what ere the different liver enzymes

Answer 3

ALT - alanine transferase
AST - aspartate transferase
ALP - alkaline phosphatase
GGT - gamma glutamyl transferase