Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - What are they?

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This podcast episode discusses ALT, a liver enzyme marker that can indicate chronic inflammation. It emphasizes the importance of getting regular liver health check-ups and highlights that ALT levels can vary depending on the lab. Elevated ALT levels could suggest chronic infl ...

This podcast episode discusses the importance of the GGT liver enzyme test in determining the presence of fatty liver disease. Nurse Doza explains that GGT levels above 30 may indicate liver inflammation and damage. However, he emphasizes that GGT alone is not sufficient to as ...

Take a walk through Liver Land with Dr. Elliot Tapper (@ebtapper on Twitter) as we stroll through the best of liver tests. Once differentiating a hepatocellular versus cholestatic injury picture, Dr. Tapper shares some targeted labs to help with etiology, as well as what to do wi ...  Show more

Fine-tune your approach to liver tests! It’s LFTs Triple Distilled! Paul and Matt channel the wisdom of hepatologist, Dr. Elliot Tapper (@ebtapper) to cover hepatocellular vs cholestatic vs mixed patterns, which tests to order, which ones to skip, how to handle isolated alkaline ...  Show more