Brachfeld, 54, was put on paid administrative leave in September after an employee on his staff accused him of misconduct. He has not been interviewed by the panel that investigates complaints against inspectors general. It meets just four times a year.
Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs) are groups of blood tests that give information about the state of a patient's liver.These tests include prothrombin time (PT/INR), aPTT, albumin, bilirubin (direct and indirect), and others.Liver transaminases (AST or SGOT and ALT or SGPT) are useful biomarkers of liver injury in a patient with some degree of intact liver function.ncreased total bilirubin (TBIL) causes jaundice, and can indicate a number of problems: 1  1. Prehepatic: Increased bilirubin production can be due to a number of causes, including hemolytic anemias and internal hemorrhage. 2  2. 3  3. Posthepatic: Obstruction of the bile ducts is reflected as deficiencies in bilirubin excretion.
The microalbuminuria test is a urine test that measures the amount of albumin in your urine. If kidney damage has occurred, albumin will leak into the bloodstream and will be present in the urine. The microalbuminuria test is also known as: 1  the ACR test.2  the albumin-to-creatinine ratio test. 3  the urine albumin test.hen kidney damage occurs, creatinine levels in the urine decrease while albumin levels may increase. Measuring the amount of albumin in the urine is important for detecting the presence of kidney damage. Kidney damage can lead to kidney failure, requiring the patient to undergo dialysis.