Alpha-1 Advocacy Alliance - Common Tests for Liver Disease

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Common Tests for Liver Disease

Once you enter the world of liver disease, there will be some very common tests that you will be given repeatedly. These tests will be used diagnostically to determine the extent and/or progression of any liver disease. You will commonly hear the tests referred to by their short names (AST, ALT, bili, etc.). All of these tests can be done through simple blood draws and are repeated as determined by your doctor. The following site offers good explanations for most of these blood tests.
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/gi/labtests.html

For information about liver biopsies, this web site describes the different ways the procedure is performed, what one can expect to feel and why it is done. They also include how the procedure is done for children vs adults. The entire site offers good medical info and is provided by NIH. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003895.htm

For further articles and information on Alpha 1 Liver Disease, go to the following search site and type in what you want to know about. If you want journal articles, type in NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) and then the topic. This will pull up numerous articles and web sites for you to explore. The more you know, the better informed you will be. The power of information about this disease will help alleviate some of the fears that chronic disease brings.
http://www.category.org/cgi-bin/988.cgi

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