Test Details & Preparation

• Liver Function Test is done to screen for, detect, evaluate, and monitor acute and chronic liver inflammation (hepatitis), liver disease or and damage.


• Liver Function Test is performed periodically to evaluate liver function whenever you are at risk for liver injury when you are taking medications that may affect your liver when you have a liver disease when you have symptoms associated with liver damage, such as jaundice.


• A blood sample drawn from a vein in your arm for a Liver Function Test.


• You may be instructed to fast overnight with only water permitted. Follow any instructions you are given.


• Liver panel test results are not diagnostic of a specific condition they indicate that there may be a problem with the liver.


• In a person who does not have symptoms or identifiable risk factors, abnormal liver test results may indicate a temporary liver injury or reflect something that is happening elsewhere in the body - such as in the skeletal muscles, pancreas, or heart.


• Results of liver panels are usually evaluated together. Several sets of results from tests performed over a few days or weeks are often assessed together to determine if a pattern is present. Each person will have a unique set of test results that will typically change over time.


• If a person is taking drugs that may affect their liver, then abnormal test results may indicate a need to re-evaluate the dosage or choice of medication.