At PACE Hospitals, we are equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic laboratory accredited by NABL (National Accreditation Board for testing and Calibration Laboratories) to carryout blood test for liver function and interpretation of LFT results done medical experts.
Liver function tests are a chain of blood tests done to evaluate and monitor the treatment of hepatic dysfunction.
The liver metabolises carbs, proteins, and lipids. The enzymes and metabolic pathway end products function as markers of liver function. When liver function is impaired, the biochemical markers demonstrate the extent of liver damage.
The indication of liver function blood tests usually include the following:
Screening: They are prescribed as a sensitive screening modality for liver dysfunction in suspected and high-risk individuals.
The pattern of disease: Liver function tests are helpful to recognise the way of liver disease, e.g., differentiating between acute viral hepatitis and various cholestatic disorders and chronic liver disease.
Assess severity: They are helpful in assessing the severity and predicting the outcome of certain diseases like primary biliary cirrhosis.
Follow-up: They are helpful in the follow-up of certain liver diseases and valuable for evaluating responses to therapy like autoimmune hepatitis.
Abnormal liver function tests may indicate subclinical liver disease, guiding additional diagnostic examination. After hepatic dysfunction is identified, liver test abnormalities may imply the underlying liver illness, such as hepatitis, biliary obstructions, or infiltrative liver disease.
Blood test for liver function may not be cost-effective for screening healthy, asymptomatic people for liver disease. A panel of tests (aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin, albumin) is preferred to a single test for screening since it is more sensitive and specific for liver disease.