Abstract
Objectives: This present study was to assess the liver injury and evaluate the lipid profile of alcoholic patients against non alcoholics.
Methodology: A detail history, complete assessment and relevant investigations were performed to all cases of alcoholic and non alcoholics.
All the biochemical tests like GGT, ALT, ALP, albumin, total cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL and LDL were estimated by using diagnostic kit supplied by Awareness Technology USA, and fully autoanalizer, Turbochem – 100.
Observations: Data was analyzed by using statistical methods. Mean and standard deviations were observed. P value was taken less than or equal to 0.05 for significant differences.
Conclusions: Alcoholic liver disease was highly predominant in katihar, Bihar, India population. Patients with alcoholic liver injury had significant increased in serum liver enzymes against the normal control. Dyslipidemia in alcoholism was impaired liver function.
Keywords: Alcoholic patients, impaired liver function, lipid profile.
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Corresponding Author
Dr Akriti Kumari
Post Graduate Trainee, Department of Biochemistry, Katihar Medical College, Katihar, Bihar, India
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i11.61
