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Basic laboratory diagnostics
                                                                                    Serum/Blood substrate concentrations

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                                                        Increased serum bile acid
                                                            concentration*












                               Liver bypass                   Cholestasis                Hepatic dysfunction









                                                      – obstruction (e.g.            – Liver cirrhosis
                                                        pancreatitis, stones/calculi)  – Liver neoplasia
                            Portosystemic shunt                                        (e.g. lymphoma)
                                                                                     – Hepatic lipidosis (cat)


















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               *   Decreased serum bile acid concentration is not clinically relevant








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