[Biological examination in the diagnosis and monitoring of liver disease. Algorithms to aid the decision]

M F Gerhardt; J Guéchot; F Imbert-Bismut; M Jezequel-Cuer; E Lasnier; A Myara; A Vassault; M Vaubourdolle; H Voitot; Y Calmus; M H Denninger; A Lemoine

[Biological examination in the diagnosis and monitoring of liver disease. Algorithms to aid the decision]

Pathol Biol (Paris). 1999 Nov;47(9):1016-32.

[Article in French]

Authors

M F Gerhardt¹, J Guéchot, F Imbert-Bismut, M Jezequel-Cuer, E Lasnier, A Myara, A Vassault, M Vaubourdolle, H Voitot, Y Calmus, M H Denninger, A Lemoine

Affiliation

¹ Services de Biochimie, Hôpitaux Bichat, Necker, Saint-Antoine, Saint Joseph, Salpétrière, Paris, France.

PMID: 10609282

Abstract

The goal of this article is to describe a rational step-wise strategy for using standard laboratory tests to obtain diagnostic orientation for a liver disorder; establish, support, or rule out a liver disorder; and monitor the course of treated and untreated patients with liver disorders.

Publication types

English Abstract

MeSH terms

Algorithms
Clinical Laboratory Techniques*
Humans
Liver Diseases / diagnosis*
Liver Diseases / therapy