Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
Each liver function test by itself is neither highly sensitive nor specific but when interpreted together may provide the clinician with useful information about the patient's liver, and may also indicate other health issues such as malnutrition and bone disease.
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doaj-3f7cc23beb2447328f187e417903b88f2020-11-25T03:43:47ZengSAGE PublishingProceedings of Singapore Healthcare2010-10582059-23292010-03-011910.1177/201010581001900113Liver Function Tests (LFTs)Clementine YF Yap MSc, DLM(ASCP)Tar Choon Aw FRCP (Edin), FRCPAEach liver function test by itself is neither highly sensitive nor specific but when interpreted together may provide the clinician with useful information about the patient's liver, and may also indicate other health issues such as malnutrition and bone disease.https://doi.org/10.1177/201010581001900113 |
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Each liver function test by itself is neither highly sensitive nor specific but when interpreted together may provide the clinician with useful information about the patient's liver, and may also indicate other health issues such as malnutrition and bone disease. |
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