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Question 1: The INR will only be increased if the liver is so damaged that synthesis of ________-dependent coagulation factors has been impaired: it is not a sensitive measure of liver function.
Ascorbic acidBiotinVitamin KPyridoxal phosphate

Question 2: Most ________ cause only mild symptoms initially, but it is vital that these diseases be detected early.
Pancreatic diseaseLiver diseaseEsophageal diseaseStomach disease

Question 3: The ________ (INR) measures the speed of a particular pathway of coagulation, comparing it to normal.
Partial thromboplastin timeBlood plasmaD-dimerProthrombin time

Question 4: This testing is performed by a ________ on a patient's serum or plasma sample obtained by phlebotomy.
Emergency medical servicesMedical Laboratory ScientistNutritionDietitian

Question 5: The liver is responsible for the production of ________ factors.
Tissue plasminogen activatorCoagulationFibrinolysisPlatelet

Question 6: Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs), which include liver enzymes, are groups of clinical biochemistry laboratory blood assays designed to give information about the state of a patient's ________.
Immune systemLiverEndocrine systemPancreas

Question 7: Increased total bilirubin causes ________, and can signal a number of problems:
VomitingDiarrheaJaundiceNausea

Question 8: transaminase) and some with conditions linked to the biliary tract (gamma-glutamyl transferase and ________).
Reference ranges for blood testsAlkaline phosphataseAspartate transaminasePhospholipase A2
















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