RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The liver in pregnancy: Disease vs benign changes
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 713
OP 721
VO 72
IS 8
A1 Wakim-Fleming, Jamilé
A1 Zein, Nizar N.
YR 2005
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/72/8/713.abstract
AB Liver dysfunction in a pregnant woman may be caused by the pregnancy, it may be unrelated to the pregnancy, or it may be a chronic condition that existed before the pregnancy. In any case, the clinical clues of liver dysfunction in pregnancy are not specific, and certain “abnormalities” in liver function tests may represent benign changes of pregnancy. On the other hand, prompt recognition of the signs of liver disease in pregnant patients leads to timely management and may save the life of both mother and baby.