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Lab Medicine: Liver + Pancreas Tests

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The liver is responsible for the metabolism of which of the following?

A. carbohydrates
B. proteins
C. lipids
all the above
T/F: The liver is responsible for RBC production in the fetus.
True
T/F: The liver is involved in the production of coagulation factors.
True
which of the following is not synthesized in the liver?

A. Albumin
B. Thrombopoeitin
C. Angiotensinogen
D. IGF - 1
E. Renin
E. Renin (made in the kidneys)
T/F: the liver is responsible for amino acid synthesis
T
What is the important chemical conversion that occurs in the liver?
ammonia --> urea
Which of the following is not stored in the liver? (multiple)

A. Glycogen
B. Vitamin K
C. Vitamin D
D. Vitamin B12
E. iron
F. copper
G. vitamin A

Which vitamin is stored up for a few months? (the others are years worth)
B. Vitamin K

Vitamin D only stored for 1-4 months
T/F: The gallbladder is responsible for the production and excretion of bile.
False

It's the liver
What tests are on the Hepatic Panel?

4As, DTT
ALT
AST
Albumin
Alkaline Phophatase
Direct Bilirubin
Total Bilirubin
Total Protein
What 4 things are on the hepatitis panel?
Hepatitis A antibody
Hepatitis B core antibody, IgM
Hepatitis B surface protein
Hepatitis C antibody
Name the hepatic "function" labs:
Total bilirubin
Alkaline Phosphatase
GGT
Total protein
A/G Protein
Albumin
AST
ALT
LDH
PT
_______________ is the end product of metabolism that is removed from the bloodstream by the liver via portal vein circulation.

It is ultimately converted to what?
Ammonia

converted to urea
T/F: Ammonia levels will be low in patients with cirrhosis and advanced liver disease
F

they would be high because the liver is failing to convert the ammonia to urea
T/F: Ammonia levels are used to determine the progression of liver disease and response to treatment
T
____________ results from the breakdown of hemoglobin in RBCS and a byproduct of hemolysis
bilirubin
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