The Lactic Acid Content of the Blood and the Partition of Inorganic Sulphate in the Serum of Patients With Hepatic Disease
Authors: E. G. Wakefield, Carl H. Greene
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1930)

Article1 February 1930The Lactic Acid Content of the Blood and the Partition of Inorganic Sulphate in the Serum of Patients With Hepatic DiseaseE. G. WAKEFIELD, M.D., CARL H. GREENE, M.D.E. G. WAKEFIELD, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, CARL H. GREENE, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-3-8-793 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe majority of tests for hepatic function in clinical use at the present time are concerned primarily with disturbances in the formation and excretion of bile.11Disturbances in the metabolic activity of the liver, on the other hand, are much less readily demonstrated in cases of hepatic disease. Significant disturbances in the level of blood sugar that can be ascribed solely to hepatic insufficiency, are exceedingly rare. 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