Is Liver function testing Right for You?
By Dr. Deborah Bailey, MD · · Gastroenterology
Patients often ask us about liver function testing. Here is what our Gastroenterology clinicians want you to know.
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Topic: liver function testing. The quantitative measurement of liver enzymes in the blood, which is useful in assessing the functional state of a patient's liver. Liver function tests include the measurement of albumin, alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin, and gamma glutamyl transferase.
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