Liver function test is one of most common yet important test prescribed to evaluate the function of the liver. Liver is one of the most robust organs in the human body. However, because of certain lifestyle habits and at times due to certain infections your liver may get damaged. Most common conditions where the doctor would advise you for a liver function test are jaundice, typhoid, hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, alcohol liver disease etc.

LFT test measures the level of liver enzymes, proteins, and bilirubin in the blood. The levels of liver enzymes and bilirubin may increase generally as well if you have eaten spicy food. However they will increase in large proportions in case you are suffering from jaundice, hepatitis, alcohol liver disease or liver failure. Similarly people who are undergoing chemotherapy or any other cancer treatment need to regularly get the LFT done for checking their albumin levels which tends to fall.

Your doctor may prescribe LFT or Liver Function Test if the doctor suspects that there is something wrong with your liver functioning. Common symptoms include:

• Yellowness of eyes and skin
• Loss of appetite
• Loss of weight
• Nausea or vomiting
• Swelling in body

The LFT or Liver Function Test is a simple blood test with no need for fasting before the test. The blood sample can be taken by the phlebotomist at a pathology lab or at home. at Maurya Labs, Purnea the test is done on Fully Automatic Biochemistry Analyzer Roche C311 from Switzerland which is the first and only one in entire Seemanchal region. The sample collection takes less than a minute.

LFT test  is not required to be done on any particular interval of time unless and until there is some problem with the liver. However, a complete health checkup or a full body check up should be done regularly. It is advised that people less than 40 years of age should get the whole body check up done once a year whereas those above 40 years of age should get it done once every six months. LFT test is part of all the health packages at Maurya Labs, Purnea, Bihar.