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Basic laboratory diagnostics Basic laboratory diagnostics
Serum/Blood substrate concentrations Serum/Blood substrate concentrations
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Decreased urea
concentration Increased serum bile acid
concentration*
Increased excretion Decreased synthesis
Liver bypass Cholestasis Hepatic dysfunction
Medullary Hepatic dysfunction Liver bypass Reduced protein
washout intake from diet
– Liver cirrhosis – obstruction (e.g. – Liver cirrhosis
– Liver neoplasia Portosystemic shunt pancreatitis, stones/calculi) – Liver neoplasia
(e.g. lymphoma) Portosystemic shunt (e.g. lymphoma)
– Hepatic lipidosis – Hepatic lipidosis (cat)
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* Decreased serum bile acid concentration is not clinically relevant
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