Liver function checks should look?

Experts pointed out that many people on liver disease has a blind fear, but it is not clear what are the liver, the necessary checks, what are these checks.

In fact, these checks are based on your medical condition.

1. liver blood tests.

This check can let you know that your liver function with and without injury, i.e. aminotransferase, bilirubin, immunoglobulin has elevated albumin has reduced.

2, b-scan inspection.

This check can learn that there are no liver, the spleen, the gradual reduction or not.

Ultrasound scan needs dynamic observation of have greater meaning, namely, before and after several times of the liver, gallbladder, spleen b-comparison between the results in order to find the problem. Many patients with b-check each time the report discarded after, so that the comparison work cannot be carried out very well.

3. "hepatitis b and two on the" check.

Also called hepatitis b five, the first pair is a surface antigen and antibody to the surface.

The second pair is the e-Antigen and antibody e. The "half" refers to the core antibody. This "two on" probably reflects the hepatitis b virus infection in the body, to a comprehensive understanding of infection, to tie HBV-DNA detection in order to better reflect the virus in the body copy.

4, HBV-DNA hepatitis b testing.

The latest hepatitis testing means, its significance is to know about hepatitis b virus in the body of quantity; virus is copied; the presence of contagious and infectious to others how strong; the need to take medicine control; liver dysfunction change is caused by a virus, and determine what kind of patients for antiviral drugs and judge the efficacy of drug treatment and so on.

5, Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP).

This is to check liver cancer markers.

AFP in B-mode ultrasound and CT and MRI didn't find the liver tumors can significantly increasebefore, you can discover primary liver cancer early, this is the medical profession at present recognized super early detection of primary liver cancer is the most effective method, and is also a mature technology.

(Edit: internships, Lai-King)