DERANGEMENTS OF LIVER FUNCTION TESTS AMONG PATIENTS PRESENTING IN OUTDOOR DEPARTMENT
| Main Authors: | DR. SOFIA ANWAR, DR. KOMAL IQBAL, DR. AIMEN FATIMA |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2021
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4414001 |
Daftar Isi:
- Liver function tests, also referred to as a hepatic panel, are groups of blood tests that provide information about the state of a patient's liver. These tests include prothrombin time (PT/INR), activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (aPTT), albumin, bilirubin (direct and indirect), and others. This cross-sectional study was conducted among the patients presenting in outdoor department of different hospitals. Name, age, gender, and disease of presentation were noted on a predefined proforma. Liver function tests data of all the patients were collected from the Lab. All the data was entered and analyzed with SPSS Ver. 23.0. There were 50 patients included in this study i.e., 25 males (50%) and 25 females (50%). The mean age of the patients was 35.12±4.21 years. The minimum age was 26 years and maximum age was 41 years. Out of 50 patients six patients had deranged liver function tests. Further investigations for these patients were advised.