SAQ 1427 – Abdominal pain and jaundice with liver function tests

Marked out of 12.00

A 42-year-old man presents with abdominal pain and jaundice.

His liver function tests are shown below.

Test Result Reference range
Bilirubin 85 umol/L <20 umol/L
Conjugated bilirubin 10 umol/L <4 umol/L
AST 750 U/L <35 U/L
ALT 850 U/L <45 U/L
GGT 200 U/L <55 U/L
ALP 350 U/L 30-110 U/L
Albumin 29 g/L 35-50 g/L

State your interpretation of the results, with justification.

(Marked out of 3.0)


/ 3

List four non-infectious causes of this pattern of disease.

(Marked out of 4.0)


/ 4

List five further investigations you would perform and justify each.

(Marked out of 5.0)


/ 5

Total Score: 0 / 12

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