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Some sections have been taken word-for-word from www.chemistrydaily.com Chemmaj 18:34, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]


hi i am a 53 year old extremly overweight female with 11 yrs of steriod use. i had severe pain in my stomach and went to the emergy room, the doctor did a ultra sound a said my liver was very in larged, it was about 5-6 ins and was from my diafram to almost my waist line. He ordered liver panel test i told him my PPC had just did a liver panel about 3-4 month ago and it was normal. Anyways the test came back ok, and he just dropped the issue of the enlarged liver. Should i be concerned?

Thank you, gale (EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED FOR PRIVACY AND SPAM REASONS)

Wikipedia does not give medical advice, it simply documents the state of medical practice. If you have any further concerns, your physician is the first person to speak to. JFW | T@lk 14:58, 2 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

AST

I've moved AST into the regular liver panel. Agreed that it is less liver specific, but I think it's considered part of a typical liver profile, and the AST:ALT is quite useful in diagnostics. Samir धर्म 08:21, 26 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Alkaline phosphatase: AP or ALP?

This page abbreviates it as AP, but other pages use ALP, as does my own doctor's lab. Is there a standard? --User: Karn 0355 UTC 24 Feb 2006.

It is more usually ALP, I would support a change if that is what you are proposing Ianmc 21:09, 24 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'd support a change back to ALP too. It was recently changed by one anon without comment. Tristanb 19:01, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ALP it should be. JFW | T@lk 21:19, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

ALP is more common in UK usage in my experience (also AlkPhos) David Ruben Talk 00:33, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I've changed it back to ALP, I don't think the anon will re-alter it. Tristanb 07:37, 12 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

No need for doctors?

I deleted the reference to the end users of LFTs as unecessary based on this discussion with Ravn. Lots of people use LFTs outside of healthcare professionals, patients and lawyers to name but two. Ianmc 01:18, 8 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

LFTs?

Technically liver function tests are albumin, INR, bilirubin, glucose and factors save VIII. Liver enzymes are AST, ALT, ALP, GGT and 5'NTD. Is this the common understanding, and should the article be factored as such? -- Samir धर्म 09:19, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Here in UK, requesting LFTs would generaly yield Bilirubin, ALP, AST or ALT, sometimes gGT, Total Protein, Albumin, sometimes Globulin. Some hospitals do not offer gGT as a routine (cost cutting measure) but only on specific request. Glucose seems only very occasionally included (given that better to specifically request a faster glucose level if really required). I agree coagulation tests part of assessing overall liver status, but never seen as part of LFTs (indeed tests are undertaken by a different lab - haematology - rather than Biochemistry (aka Chemical Pathology) for the LFTs. David Ruben Talk 09:51, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I would not wish to imply though that Liver function tests should be a separate article from LFTs - distinction is too fine for a general encyclopaedia and the one article could & should be able to clarify any differences better than spliting the topics in two. David Ruben Talk 12:33, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
In specialty hepatology, I think the term "LFT" has gone completely out of favour for this reason. -- Samir धर्म 17:32, 31 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
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