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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. The CDC has new recommendations for testing infants for ... - AOL

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    Doctors are using a new method to treat mothers with hepatitis C before they pass it down to their children. The CDC has new recommendations for testing infants for hepatitis C Skip to main content

  5. Hepatitis - Wikipedia

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    Hepatitis A and E are mainly spread by contaminated food and water. [3] Hepatitis B is mainly sexually transmitted, but may also be passed from mother to baby during pregnancy or childbirth and spread through infected blood. [3] Hepatitis C is commonly spread through infected blood such as may occur during needle sharing by intravenous drug ...

  6. Hepatitis B - Wikipedia

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    The tests, called assays, for detection of hepatitis B virus infection involve serum or blood tests that detect either viral antigens (proteins produced by the virus) or antibodies produced by the host. Interpretation of these assays is complex.

  7. AST/ALT ratio - Wikipedia

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    The proportion of AST to ALT in hepatocytes is about 2.5:1, but because AST is removed from serum by the liver sinusoidal cells twice as quickly (serum half-life t 1/2 = 18 hr) compared to ALT (t 1/2 = 36 hr), so the resulting serum levels of AST and ALT are about equal in healthy individuals, resulting in a normal AST/ALT ratio around 1.

  8. Viral hepatitis - Wikipedia

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    Viral hepatitis is liver inflammation due to a viral infection. [1] [2] It may present in acute form as a recent infection with relatively rapid onset, or in chronic form, typically progressing from a long-lasting asymptomatic condition up to a decompensated hepatic disease and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

  9. Teen gets hepatitis from drinking too much green tea - AOL

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    The teen fell ill following a three-month diet for which she drank three cups of hot tea every day. Teen gets hepatitis from drinking too much green tea Skip to main content

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