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2. Liver function tests - Wikipedia

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   Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs), also referred to as a hepatic panel or liver panel, are groups of blood tests that provide information about the state of a patient's liver. [1] These tests include prothrombin time (PT/INR), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), albumin , bilirubin (direct and indirect), and others.

3. FibroTest - Wikipedia

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   FibroTest, known as FibroSure in the US, is a biomarker test that uses the results of six blood serum tests to generate a score that is correlated with the degree of liver damage in people with a variety of liver diseases. FibroTest has the same prognostic value as a liver biopsy.

4. AST/ALT ratio - Wikipedia

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   The AST/ALT ratio or De Ritis ratio is the ratio between the concentrations of two enzymes, aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase, aka alanine aminotransferase (ALT), in the blood of a human or animal. It is used as one of several liver function tests, and measured with a blood test.

5. Fatty Liver Disease: What Men Need to Know - AOL

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   Your provider may also order tests to help diagnose fatty liver disease. These tests may include: Blood tests. Imaging tests. A liver biopsy. pcess609/Istockphoto. Fatty Liver Disease Treatment.

6. Fatty liver disease - Wikipedia

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   Simple blood tests may help to determine the magnitude of the disease by assessing the degree of liver fibrosis. [28] For example, AST-to-platelets ratio index (APRI score) and several other scores, calculated from the results of blood tests, can detect the degree of liver fibrosis and predict the future formation of liver cancer. [29]

7. Cirrhosis - Wikipedia

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   Blood tests and medical imaging are used to diagnose NAFLD and NASH, and sometimes a liver biopsy is needed. [ 40 ] Chronic hepatitis C , an infection with the hepatitis C virus , causes inflammation of the liver and a variable grade of damage to the organ. [ 45 ]