Interpretation:
The list of medications which might take requires a doctor to monitor the liver function and its use has to be identified.
Concept Introduction:
Liver function tests (LFT) are used to diagnose liver damage and it must monitored regularly when certain drugs are used. Certain drug will stay in patient’s body longer than it would under normal condition when half-lives of those drugs increased. Therefore LFTs are much important to the health of our body.
Chronic hepatitis: The inflammation of the liver is known as hepatitis and chronic hepatitis is the disorder in which inflammation of liver continuous for at least six months. The condition can lead to liver failure too. Drugs which lead to this condition are nitrofuran and methyldopa.
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