The diagnosis of liver diseases depends upon a combination of history, physical examination, laboratory testing and often radiological studies and biopsy. Only a qualified physician who knows all of these aspects of a specific case can make a reliable diagnosis.
The purpose of these pages is to briefly describe some of the common laboratory tests the which results may be abnormal in individuals with liver diseases.
Moreover some diagnostic exams which are very often utilized by the specialist are presented.
Patients reading these pages must consider that abnormalities of the liver laboratory tests are not diagnostic of specific diseases and that only an expert hepatologist knowing the entire case can provide a reliable and precise diagnosis.