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What is a Hepatic function panel?

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The Hepatic Function Panel is a group of clinical laboratory blood tests used for the evaluation of a patient with symptoms of liver disease or injury. It includes diagnosis and quantitative assessment of the disease and monitoring the effects of certain medications on the liver. The tests contained in the Hepatic Function Panel are designed to measure multiple aspects of hepatocyte function, including biliary conjugation and excretion, hepatocellular metabolism, and protein synthesis.

The Hepatic Function Panel consists of the following tests:
• Albumin
• Bilirubin; total
• Bilirubin; direct
• Phosphatase; alkaline
• Protein, total
• Transferase; alanine amino (ALT)(SGPT)
• Transferase; aspartate amino (AST)(SGOT)

Once a diagnosis is established, one or several specific tests are usually adequate for monitoring the course of the disease and its resolution.

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