Liver function test
Also known as LFT, Liver panel, Hepatic function panel
A liver function test reports the enzymes and proteins a lab uses to describe how the liver is working, including bilirubin, total protein and the transaminases.
Tests in liver function test
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- ALT, AST, ALP and GGT: four enzymes on one panel
- Panels, profiles and packages: what you actually paid for
- Total, direct and indirect bilirubin — and why the third is subtraction
- What a "calculated" result means, and which of your numbers are one
- Total protein, albumin, globulin and the A/G ratio: one measurement, three derived rows
- Serum, plasma, whole blood, urine: why the specimen line changes the result