THE COMPARATIVE VALUE OF SEVERAL LIVER FUNCTION TESTS
Authors: Myer Teitelbaum, Arthur C. Curtis, S. Milton Goldhamer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1945)

Article1 May 1945THE COMPARATIVE VALUE OF SEVERAL LIVER FUNCTION TESTSMYER TEITELBAUM, M.D., F.A.C.P., ARTHUR C. CURTIS, M.D., F.A.C.P., S. MILTON GOLDHAMER, M.D., F.A.C.P.MYER TEITELBAUM, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, ARTHUR C. CURTIS, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this author, S. MILTON GOLDHAMER, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-22-5-653 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe present dissatisfaction with liver function tests is largely dependent upon a tendency to rely solely upon the result of one particular liver function test, disregarding such factors as the multiple functions of the liver, its regenerative ability or the type of injury. It is obvious that in an organ with multiple functions, such as the liver, the result of a single test may be negative in the face of damage so extensive that it can be ascertained without any laboratory procedures. Such a negative result means only that the test chosen measured a function not as yet altered in...Bibliography1. WALLACEDIAMOND GBJS: The significance of urobilinogen in the urine as a test for liver function, Arch. Int. Med., 1925, xxxv, 698. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. MULLER F: Untersuchungen über Icterus, Ztschr. f. klin. Med., 1887, xii, 45. Verhandl. d. Kong. f. inn. Med., 1892, p. 118. Google Scholar3. FEIGLQUERNER JE: Bilirubinämie, Ztschr. f. d. ges. exp. Med., 1919, ix, 53. Google Scholar4. BARRON ES: Bilirubinemia, Medicine, 1931, x, 95. Google Scholar5. SHAYSCHLOSSRHODIS HEMI: II. The galactose tolerance test in the differential diagnosis of jaundice, Arch. Int. Med., 1931, xlvii, 650. CrossrefGoogle Scholar6. TAKATA M: The colloidal chemical serum diagnosis of pneumonia, Trans. 6 Congr. Far East Assoc. Trop. Med., Tokyo, 1925, i, 693. Google Scholar7. TAKATAARA MK: A new colloid chemical fluid reaction, Trans. 6 Congr. Far East Assoc. Trop. Med., Tokyo, 1925, i, 667. Google Scholar8. STAUB H: Ueber funktionelle Leberdiagnostik, Schweiz. med. Wchnschr., 1929, lix, 308. Google Scholar9. JEZLER A: Die Takat'sche Kolloidreaktion in Serum and Körpeflüssigkeiten und ihre Beziehungen zu Störungen des Eiweissstoffwechsels der Leber, Ztschr. f. klin. Med., 1930, cxiv, 739. Google Scholar10. ABELROWNTREE JJLG: On the pharmacological action of some phthaleins and their derivates with especial reference to their behavior as purgatives, Jr. Pharm. and Exper. Therap., 1909, i, 231. Google Scholar11. WHIPPLEMASONPEIGHTAL GHVRTC: Tests for hepatic function and disease under experimental conditions, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1913, xxiv, 207. Google Scholar12. ROSENTHAL SM: An improved method for using phenoltetrachlorphthalein as a liver function test, Jr. Pharm. and Exper. Therap., 1922, xix, 385. Google Scholar13. ROSENTHALWHITE SMEC: Studies in hepatic function. VI. A. The pharmacological behavior of certain phthalein dyes, Jr. Pharm. and Exper. Therap., 1924-1925, xxiv, 265. Google Scholar14. WINTROBESHUMACKER MMHS: The occurrence of macrocytic anemia in association with disorder of the liver, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp., 1933, lii, 387. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Ann Arbor, Michigan*Received for publication December 10, 1943. From the Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School, University of Michigan.†Contribution to this communication preceded entry into the Army of the United States. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byAlterations in indices of liver function in congestive heart failure with particular reference to serum enzymesEvaluation of hepatic dysfunctionAn Evaluation of Factors Influencing the Discriminative Effectiveness of a Group of Liver Function TestsAn Evaluation of Factors Influencing the Discriminative Effectiveness of a Group of Liver Function TestsIcterus in Pregnancy. A Clinico-Pathological Study including Liver-BiopsyThe Applicability of Liver Function Tests in Jaundice of Acute Origin 1 May 1945Volume 22, Issue 5Page: 653-666KeywordsLiverLiver function testsResearch laboratories ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 May 1945 PDF downloadLoading ...