An at-home liver test can check for liver disease or help monitor an ongoing condition by measuring certain proteins, enzymes, and bilirubin in your blood. Taking this test can help shed light on the ...

Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine have developed a new, easy-to-use blood test score that ...

Liver enzymes can fluctuate due to factors like hormonal changes or reactions to medications. Fluctuations are often temporary, but long-term changes may indicate a condition that requires medical ...

Elevated liver enzymes can occur for many reasons. Most often, elevated liver enzymes are temporary and resolve on their own without treatment. Occasionally, elevated liver enzymes require additional ...

Blood tests can help with the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis. These include tests for increased liver enzymes or antibody levels. However, other tests are necessary to confirm the diagnosis.

Jay N. Yepuri, MD, MS, FACG, is a board-certified gastroenterologist and member of the Digestive Health Associates of Texas Board of Directors and Executive Committee. A liver function test checks how ...

Your liver is working overtime right now, processing everything from your morning coffee to last night’s dinner, but it might be sending you desperate distress signals that you’re completely missing.

When it comes to most body parts, if there’s a problem, you know it. If a bone breaks, you feel it. If your gut becomes inflamed, you can expect some unpleasant G.I. symptoms. But your liver is a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a generally healthy 73-year-old man. I recently had blood work done and was incidentally noted to have high liver tests (ALT and AST). My doctor ordered a sonogram, which said that ...

An intelligent liver function test platform (iLFT) successfully integrated into one Scottish primary care system reduced unnecessary specialist referrals over a 5-year period, and improved triage for ...