Liver function tests: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 03:50, 30 August 2023

Revision as of 15:57, 9 September 2023

Line 20:

==Standard liver panel==

Standard liver tests for assessing liver damage include alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and alkaline phosphatases (APs). Bilirubin may be used to estimate the excretory function of the liver and coagulation tests and albumin can be used to evaluate the metabolic activity of the liver.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gowda |first1=Shivaraj |last2=Desai |first2=Prakash B. |last3=Hull |first3=Vinayak V. |last4=Math |first4=Avinash A K. |last5=Vernekar |first5=Sonal N. |last6=Kulkarni |first6=Shruthi S. |title=A review on laboratory liver function tests |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2984286/ |website=The Pan African medical journal |pages=17 |date=22 November 2009}}</ref>

</br>Although example reference ranges are given, these will vary depending on method of analysis used at the administering laboratory, as well as age, gender, ethnicity, and potentially unrelated health factors. Individual results should always be interpreted using the reference range provided by the laboratory that performed the test.{{citation needed|date=July 2020}}

===Total bilirubin===