Slightly Elevated Liver Enzymes: Lab Interpretation for New Grad NPs

How often do you open your EHR and find slightly elevated liver enzymes? (Daily, right?)

Should you worry about them?

What can cause liver enzymes to be elevated? Lab interpretation for new nurse practitioners can be overwhelming!

Liver enzymes, LFTs, hepatic panel-- whatever you call them-- are a huge topic, but in this case study I'll be walking you a SUPER common pattern of labs that you'll probably see (or see already) all the time in primary care.

In this video you'll learn:

• When to worry about liver enzymes
• The most common causes (and the step-by-step to rule them out)
• When to refer to GI

(FYI: to slow down the audio speed, hit the gear symbol in the bottom right corner and change it to .75x or .5x. Closed captions are also located at the bottom R hand corner of the vide

Once you've watched, I'd love to hear from you.

What's one thing you learned from this video about elevated LFTs that you can take into your practice as a new grad NP (or soon to be!)?

Leave me a comment below. Be sure to share your thought directly in the comments, no links or videos as they may be removed.

Thanks so much for watching. Hang in there, and I'll see you soon.

Liz

Read full transcript HERE