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Liver examination profile

The profile includes the following tests: 

  • Alanine aminotransferase 
  • Aspartate aminotransferase 
  • Alkaline phosphatase 
  • α-Amylase 
  • Gammaglutamyltransferase 
  • Lactate Dehydrogenase 
  • Total protein 
  • Albumin 
  • Total bilirubin
  • Direct bilirubin 

The profile Liver Examination is designed for comprehensive preventive diagnosis of liver condition. This spectrum of tests does not reflect the presence of any specific liver disease, however, it allows you to most accurately assess the liver's performance and the severity of an already known disease. 

ALT, AST are intracellular enzymes that enter the bloodstream when liver cells are destroyed;

Alkaline phosphatase appears in the blood due to the death of liver cells or blockage of the biliary tract;

Alpha-amylase is an increase in blood levels is typical for diseases of the pancreas, as well as the biliary tract (for example, cholecystitis);

Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) is another intracellular enzyme, the concentration of which increases in many liver pathologies, as well as in the result of taking medications that negatively affect the liver;

Lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) is for the diagnosis of liver conditions, it is informative as an indicator of the severity of the disease;

Total protein is one of the functions of the liver is to create new protein molecules. In liver diseases, the level of protein in the blood decreases sharply;

Albumin is one of the vital proteins, whose amount decreases in liver diseases. Test is necessary to decide whether intravenous albumin infusion is necessary;

Total and direct bilirubin – a substance whose metabolism is disrupted in the body with liver pathologies. It causes what is known as Jaundice. The ratio of these two indicators suggests the cause of jaundice. It is worth noting that jaundice of the skin appears when the concentration of bilirubin increases by 2 times the permissible norm.