Talk:Liver function tests

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 southcoastmedibill@yahoo.com

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]

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 Grover 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]