Liver panel
blood Sample needed
7 tests
No food or drink for 10-14 hours before giving the sample
Test Names
1. Alanine aminotransferase
2. Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT)
3. Alkaline phosphatase
4. Bilirubin
5. Prothrombin time test PT-INR
6. Hepatitis B core antibody
7. Hepatitis C antibody test (screening)
What's measured?
Could your loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, malaise and weakness be caused by liver damage?
Has the medication that you have taken potentially damaged your liver?
Is your itchy skin and its yellowish tone caused by liver damage?
Has the amount of consumed alcohol, excessive weight, diabetes or hypertension damaged your liver tissue?
Could your liver damage be caused by viral hepatitis B or C?
Has the permanent damage caused the destruction of liver cells?
Is the dark colour of urine or light-coloured faeces caused by a liver/gallbladder/bile duct problem?
Common symptoms
Yellowish tone of the skin or the whites of the eyes, dark urine, light-coloured faeces, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea, unexplained weight loss or gain, pain under the right rib cage.
About the test
The Liver panel will give you an overview of your liver’s condition and helps to detect possible liver damage caused by alcohol, pharmaceuticals, obesity, and viral hepatitis.
It is recommended: for regular liver function assessment.
