Liver Function Tests

How the Test is Performed

Liver Function Tests (LFT) requires a sample of a few millilitres of blood.

Medical Conditions and Symptoms

Liver Function Tests (LFT) may be performed as screening test to exclude a liver problem as the cause of symptoms, including abdominal pain, jaundice (skin turning yellow), tiredness. LFTs may help to diagnose conditions such as biliary colic (gallstones or cholelithiasis), cholecystitis (gallbladder inflammation), hepatitis (liver inflammation) or liver cell damage related to a number of toxic substances, including alcohol and many drugs (paracetamol included).

Test Results Explained

Related Specialists

• General Practitioner (GP)
• Emergency Physician
• General Physician
• General Surgeon
• Hepatologist
• Gastroenterologist
• Clinical Toxicologist

Related Procedures

• Cholecystectomy
• Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Related Tests

• Bilirubin
• Alanine Aminotranferase (ALT)
• Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP, Alk Phos)
• Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (Gamma GT, GGT)
• Albumin
• Total Protein (TP)

Also Known As

• LFT’s
• LFTs