"Liver Function Tests" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Blood tests that are used to evaluate how well a patient's liver is working and also to help diagnose liver conditions.
| Descriptor ID |
D008111
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.372.460
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| Concept/Terms |
Liver Function Tests- Liver Function Tests
- Function Test, Liver
- Function Tests, Liver
- Liver Function Test
- Test, Liver Function
- Tests, Liver Function
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Liver Function Tests" by people in Profiles.
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Validity of diagnostic codes and laboratory tests of liver dysfunction to identify acute liver failure events. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2015 Jul; 24(7):676-83.
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Effect of minor liver function test abnormalities and values within the normal range on survival in heart failure. Am J Cardiol. 2015 Apr 01; 115(7):938-41.
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The effect of hepatitis C treatment response on medical costs: a longitudinal analysis in an integrated care setting. J Manag Care Pharm. 2013 Jul-Aug; 19(6):438-47.
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Clinical course and predictive value of liver function tests in patients hospitalized for worsening heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: an analysis of the EVEREST trial. Eur J Heart Fail. 2012 Mar; 14(3):302-11.
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Hepatic effects of lovastatin exposure in patients with liver disease: a retrospective cohort study. Drug Saf. 2008; 31(4):325-34.
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Sex- and race-related differences in liver-associated serum chemistry tests in young adults in the CARDIA study. Clin Chem. 1992 Sep; 38(9):1853-9.