Competency information
Details
Perform the analyses to laboratory standard operating procedures on specimens for:
- liver function tests
- INR (international normalised ratio)
- tumour markers
- ferritin and iron saturation
- copper and caeruloplasmin.
Considerations
- The causes of jaundice, acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, alcohol/drug hepatotoxicity, cholestatic liver disease, fatty liver disease.
- The inherited causes of liver disease (e.g. haemochromotosis, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, Wilson’s disease).
- Identification of liver malignancies and monitoring of treatment.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 1 | Outcome Perform the range of laboratory and point-of-care testing techniques used in the work-base to investigate major organ function. |
| # 4 | Outcome Perform clinical and laboratory investigation of liver function. |