Category
Routine Chemistry
Sub Category
ORGAN FUNCTION CHECKS
Synonym/Aliases
N/A
Abbreviations
LFT
Type
PROFILE/ PANEL (BUNDLED TESTS)
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 3 HOURS
Method
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC
Temp
SAMPLE KEPT ATROOM TEMPERATURE 6 HOURS; 2-8ºC 7 DAYS; FROZEN 30 DAYS
Setup
ALL WORKING DAYS
Components Parameters
AST, ALT, ALP, GGT, TOTAL PROTEIN, ALBUMIN, BILIRUBIN (TOTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT).
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
NOT APPLICABLE
Sample type
SERUM
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER
Sample volume
AT LEAST 3 ML
Rejection criteria
HEMOLYZED SAMPLES
Other Instructions
SST/ GEL VACUTAINERS SHOULD BE CENTRIFUGED WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF SAMPLE COLLECTION. RED TOP TUBES SHOULD BE CENTRIFUGED AND ALIQUOTED WITHIN 1-2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. BILIRUBIN IS PHOTOSENSITIVE AND SAMPLES SHOULD BE KEPT AWAY FROM DIRECT SUNLIGHT.
Reference intervals
ANALYTE SPECIFIC AGE AND GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED ON THE REPORT.
Clinical Utility
EVALUATING FOR LIVER INJURY OR HEPATOBILIARY DISEASE. MAY ALSO BE PERFORMED AS PART OF HEALTH & WELLNESS ASSESSMENTS.
Test Limitations / Confounders
SPURIOUS INCREASES IN ENZYME RESULTS CAN OCCUR DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF MACRO ENZYMES (E.G. MACRO AST, MACRO ALT, MACRO GGT). RESULTS SHOULD BE CORRELATED WITH CLINICAL FINDINGS.