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.
There are two kinds of tests that are used to detect TB bacteria in the body: the TB skin test (TST) and TB blood tests. A positive TB skin test or TB blood test only tells that a person has been infected with TB bacteria. It does not tell whether the person has latent TB infection (LTBI) or has progressed to TB disease. Other tests, such as a chest x-ray and a sample of sputum, are needed to see whether the person has TB disease. Diagnosis If a person is found to be infected with TB bacteria, other tests are needed to see if the person has latent TB infection or TB disease.