Question 1

What are the various liver blood tests?

Accepted Answer

The most common liver tests are liver enzyme tests. Your liver enzymes include alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT).

Question 2

How to diagnose drug-induced liver disease?

Accepted Answer

The diagnosis of liver disease is based on a patient's symptoms (such as loss of appetite, nausea, fatigue, itching, and dark urine), findings on the physical examination (such as jaundice, enlarged liver), and abnormal laboratory tests (such as blood levels of liver enzymes or bilirubin and blood clotting times)

Question 3

Which diseases can be easily detected through blood tests?

Accepted Answer

Help diagnose diseases such as cancer, diabetes, coronary heart disease, and HIV/AIDS.

Question 4

Why do TB patients have to do liver blood test regularly?

Accepted Answer

Tuberculosis can affect the liver in three forms. The most common form is diffuse hepatic involvement, seen along with pulmonary or miliary tuberculosis. The second is granulomatous hepatitis and the third, a much rarer form presents as focal/local tuberculoma or abscess.

Question 5

What is the meaning of SGPT 100?

Accepted Answer

The SGPT normal range is about 7 to 56 units per liter of blood serum. Anything above 56 indicates that the liver might be slightly damaged thats why it is producing enzymes.

Question 6

What is the last stage of liver disease?

Accepted Answer

Cirrhosis is a late stage of liver disease where the liver is severely scarred but may still be able to perform its function to support life.

What are the various liver blood tests?

What are the various liver blood tests?

Related Questions

How to diagnose drug-induced liver disease?

Which diseases can be easily detected through blood tests?

Why do TB patients have to do liver blood test regularly?

What is the meaning of SGPT 100?

What is the last stage of liver disease?

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