Session 6- LFTs

Question 1

what does reduced albumin indicate

Answer 1

chronic liver disease

Question 2

what does increased ALT indicate

Answer 2

acute

Question 3

what does increased AST indicate

Answer 3

chronic

Question 4

which one is specific to liver - ALT or AST

Answer 4

ALT - alanine transaminase

Question 5

if you have normal 
ALT
AST
ALP but 
increased bilirubin  

what does this indicate?

Answer 5

haemolytic anaemia

pre hepatic jaundice

Question 6

what do LFTs measure

Answer 6

ALT
AST
ALP 
Bilirubin
Albumin

Question 7

if you have increased
ALT
AST 
but normal
ALP 
Bilirubin 

what does this indicate?

Answer 7

Hepatocellular damage- ALT AST

hepatic jaundice

Question 8

what does raised ALP indicate

Answer 8

post hepatic cause

found in the cells lining the biliary tree