Do you take medications that affect your liver or have liver problems?

This test is used to detect, evaluate, and monitor liver disease or damage.

Why Should I Get Tested?

A liver panel, also known as liver (hepatic) function tests or LFT, is used to detect, evaluate, and monitor liver disease or damage.

It consists of seven tests that are run at the same time on one blood sample. These include:
<h3>Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) –</h3> an enzyme mainly found in the liver; the best test for detecting hepatitis
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) – an enzyme related to the bile ducts; often increased when they are blocked
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) – an enzyme found in the liver and a few other places, particularly the heart and other muscles in the body
Bilirubin – two different tests of bilirubin often used together (especially if a person has jaundice): total bilirubin measures all the bilirubin in the blood; direct bilirubin measures a form that is conjugated (combined with another compound) in the liver 
Albumin – measures the main protein made by the liver and tells whether or not the liver is making an adequate amount of this protein
Total Protein - measures albumin and all other proteins in blood, including antibodies made to help fight off infections