After viewing this video the audience should be able to describe how laboratory testing can assess if liver disease is present. Attendees will be able to differentiate hepatocellular injury from biliary tract disease. The audience will be able to summarize bilirubin metabolism and be able to interpret elevations of both conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin.
Key words: clinical chemistry, laboratory medicine, clinical pathology, hepatic disease, liver function tests, LFTs, alkaline phosphatase, GGT, bilirubin, direct, unconjugated, Gilberts, Crigler-Naijar, cirrhosis, delta-bilirubin, bilirubinuria, Robert, Fitzgerald
