A 64-year-old man complains of abdominal pain, pruritus, 4-lb weight loss, and anorexia. There are multiple scratch marks on the skin of the extremities and flank. The bilirubin is 1.0 mg/dL. To determine if the condition is due to cholestasis, blood should be tested for which of the following?

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Direct and indirect bilirubin

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Alkaline phosphatase

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Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT)

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Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (SGPT)

A 64-year-old man complains of abdominal pain, pruritus, 4-lb weight loss, and anorexia. There are multiple scratch marks on the skin of the extremities and flank. The bilirubin is 1.0 mg/dL. To determine if the condition is due to cholestasis, blood should be tested for which of the following?

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