Catch liver issues early with a simple Liver Function Test (LFT). Learn how this blood test helps detect liver damage before symptoms appear and who should get tested. The liver is one of the most ...

If you’re rushed to the hospital and into emergency surgery, it would be helpful if the anesthesiology team could predict whether your body will react in the way they expect. In the majority of cases, ...

An intelligent liver function test platform (iLFT) successfully integrated into one Scottish primary care system reduced unnecessary specialist referrals over a 5-year period, and improved triage for ...

Medically reviewed by Robert Burakoff, MD Key Takeaways Most of your liver is on the right side of your body, under your rib cage and above your stomach, with part of it extending into the middle and ...

Indocyanine green (ICG) is a water-soluble, tricarbocyanine dye whose exclusive hepatic uptake and biliary excretion underpin its utility as a dynamic liver function test. After intravenous ...

Primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) is an autoimmune disease that causes the destruction of bile ducts within the liver. The loss of bile ducts results in bile acid buildup, which causes inflammation ...

Screening tests check for a condition, like cancer, in people who don’t have any signs or symptoms. There aren’t any screening tests for people who are at average risk for liver cancer. So, the best ...