Description
Test Criteria
- Liver function test is performed for patients experiencing signs or symptoms related to liver disease
- Doctors recommend LFT test to identify the risk of jaundice that causes the yellowing of eyes and skin
- LFT test is also recommended to test for the cause of nausea or vomiting
- It is also done to check the levels of enzymes, proteins and bilirubin present in the blood
- Check for liver infections, like hepatitis
- Examine the development of a disease, like viral or alcoholic hepatitis, and regulate how well a treatment is working
- Evaluate the severity of a condition, specifically scarring of the liver (cirrhosis)
- Evaluate the severity of a condition, specifically scarring of the liver (cirrhosis)
- Examine possible side effects of medication
