Abnormal liver function tests are a common finding in primary care, but often don't indicate any serious condition. When is it appropriate--and cost effective--to further test for chronic viral ...

The test involves laboratory analysis of a tissue sample collected from the liver of the patient. Note that none of the tests mentioned above are able to determine an overall measure of liver ...

Liver disease is often reflected by biochemical abnormalities of 1 of 2 different hepatic systems or of liver function (Table 1). Although tests that measure the level of serum liver enzymes are ...

Intelligent liver function testing successfully identified patients with hepatitis C who were previously undiagnosed, many of whom did not fit traditional at-risk profiles, according to a ...

An intelligent liver function test platform (iLFT) successfully integrated into one Scottish primary care system reduced unnecessary specialist referrals over a 5-year period, and improved triage ...

Many investigators have used oral glucose tolerance tests as a measure of liver function and have reported varying results. 20–22 The work reported herein was done in an attempt to determine ...

The liver plays a major role in many metabolic and excretory processes, so it is essential that problems with its functioning are picked up fast.

The liver function test is the first application of the paper-patterned microfluidics assay that the Whitesides lab developed in 2008.

The test is a valid indicator of plasma caffeine clearance and correlates reproducibly with hepatic dysfunction.

Among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, liver impairment appeared within the first days of admission; virus severity also correlated with abnormality in liver function tests.“In terms of ...