ABSTRACT
Hyperemesis gravidarum (see also Chapter 12) Hyperemesis with severe or protracted vomiting in early pregnancy, sufcient to cause uid, electrolyte and nutritional disturbance, may be associated with abnormal liver function tests (LFTs) in up to 50% of cases. The most usual abnormalities are
Hyperemesis is a diagnosis of exclusion (see differential diagnosis of abnormal liver function tests in Table 16.15 of Chapter 16).
