Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients hospitalized with COVID-19, liver impairment appeared within the first days of admission; virus ...

Liver function tests (LFTs) are comprised of a panel of five to eight analytes that are processed inexpensively in large batches. LFTs are one of the most commonly performed "blood tests" in primary ...

IT HAS been believed for decades that chronic alcoholism damages the hepatic parenchyma and may finally lead to cirrhosis of the liver. Available statistics show alcoholism to be an etiologic factor ...

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 ...

MANY reports have been published regarding the outcome of liver-function tests both in healthy persons and in those with pathologic states. The data have shown considerable variation from one study to ...

Table 1. Viral, genetic, and autoimmune diseases of the liver (tested for by a "liver panel"), their prevalence in the British population and diagnostic algorithms.* Disease Prevalence amongst adult ...