Liver function tests

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Certain foods and medications may affect the results of your liver function tests. Your doctor will probably ask you to avoid eating food and taking some medications before your blood is drawn. The length of your fast and the medications you avoid depend on which liver function tests are being done.

What you can expect Risks
References
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  4. What are blood tests? National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/bdt/bdt_what.html. Accessed July 9, 2012.
  5. AskMayoExpert. Abnormal liver function tests - Approach to hepatitis. Rochester, Minn.: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research; 2012.
  6. ALT. Mayo Medical Laboratories test catalog. http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/8362. Accessed Sept. 11, 2012.
  7. AST. Mayo Medical Laboratories test catalog. http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/8360. Accessed Sept. 11, 2012.
  8. ALP. Mayo Medical Laboratories test catalog. http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/8340. Accessed Sept. 11, 2012.
  9. Albumin. Mayo Medical Laboratories test catalog. http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/8436. Accessed Sept. 11, 2012.
  10. Total protein. Mayo Medical Laboratories test catalog. http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/8520. Accessed Sept. 11, 2012.
  11. Bilirubin. Mayo Medical Laboratories test catalog. http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/8452. Accessed Sept. 11, 2012.
  12. GGT. Mayo Medical Laboratories test catalog. http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/8677. Accessed Sept. 11, 2012.
  13. LD. Mayo Medical Laboratories test catalog. http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/8344. Accessed Sept. 11, 2012.
  14. PT. Mayo Medical Laboratories test catalog. http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/Clinical+and+Interpretive/9236. Accessed Sept. 11, 2012.
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