Which labs will help you rule out biliary tract damage/disorder?

60 year old chronically ill appearing man presents with his wife who stated he has been confused recently with hypersomnolence, swollen abdomen, and has multiple bruises on his arms. During your history you discover that he drinks a fifth of vodka every week and has for decades.

What would you suspect is causing his symptoms with the following values:

AST 120 (normal =10-40)

ALT 60 (normal = 7-56)

Common causes of liver disease include which of the following?

Which of the following lab values indicate immunity from Hepatitis A?

Which of the following is indicative of Hep B recovery or immunity?

What would you suspect in a patient who's labs presents with the following:

HBsAg

HBcAg

anti-HBc IgM

What would you order to indicate a past or present exposure to Hepatitis C?

With hepatocellular dysfunction, conjugated bilirubin (CB) is usually elevated because the transport of CB to the bile cannaliculi is typically the rate limiting step to bilirubin excretion

Which of the following would you most likely find an elevation in conjugated bilirubin?

A patient's lab results show a positive direct Coombs Test, elevated LDH and decreased haptoglobin. Which of the following labs would most likely be present?

A 12 y/o male presents to the office complaining of fatigue. His mother states he has been overall healthy except gets yellow discolored skin episodically. Your lab results come back normal except an elevation in unconjugated bilirubin. What is the diagnosis?

Elevation in what lab value would make you suspicious for blocked bile flow out of the liver?

What important transport molecule helps the liver metabolize drugs and other toxins?

What glycoprotein is normally elevated in pregnant mothers and neonates?

Albumin keeps blood from leaking out of the blood vessels into surrounding tissue. What symptoms would be seen in someone with hypoalbuminemia?

What symptoms would you see with a patient that has a Prothrombin Time of 18 seconds (10-14 normal)?

If a patient has cirrhosis and thrombocytopenia, what screening test should be preformed and could be life saving?

Which analytic component of ascitic fluid would be the best predictor of portal hypertension?

All of the following are possible reasons for ascites EXCEPT

What is the term for the bilirubin-induced brain dysfunction due to hyperbilirubinemia in neonates?