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Why do doctors do Liver Function Tests?- By Dr harold Gunatillake Liver function tests are blood tests used to help diagnose and monitor liver disease or damage. The tests measure the levels of certain enzymes and proteins in your blood produced in your liver. Most diseases start due to damaged livers, and one could assess the damage through liver enzyme studies. The four warning signs of a damaged liver are: yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes (jaundice), swelling in the legs, ankles and feet caused by a build-up of fluid (oedema) swelling in your abdomen caused by a build-up of fluid known as ascites. A high temperature and shivering attacks. So, your doctor will request a group of blood tests that provide information about the state of your liver. These tests include prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, albumin, bilirubin, and others, to assess the functions of ...

What does the Liver do for you- how can you prevent liver failure?-Dr Harold Gunatillake Transcript: Yes, that is what we are going to talk about today. There are three organs in your body that can just fail to function- they are the heart, the kidneys, and the liver. These are the main organs that fail to function when you suffer from most chronic diseases towards the terminal stages. Then, you call it organ failure The liver is the largest organ in the human body. It increases with age until about 15 years of age. The size depends on the age, sex, body size and shape. The mean liver size is 7 cm for women and 10.5 cm for men. The liver weighs from 1200 to 1400 g in the adult woman and 1400 to 1500 h in the adult man. Before we discuss how your liver can fail ...