Dr. Bharat Pothuri is a board-certified gastroenterologist and the founder of GastroDoxs. With extensive experience in digestive health, he specializes in advanced endoscopic procedures, chronic GI disorder management, and preventive care. Dr. Pothuri is dedicated to providing expert, patient-focused insights to help improve gut health and overall well-being.
Liver work is measurement of the important enzymes and proteins in your blood. Abnormal LFTs results are those that are outside of the usual range and are abnormal—they imply that your liver is suffering or under stress or not functioning correctly. This can be detected early so that an evaluation and treatment can be implemented.
He examines your complete health history in terms of alcohol intake, medications usage, and metabolic risk factors (diabetes, obesity) and family history of liver disease. A well-known investigative abdominal examination is done to examine evidence of liver enlargement or development of fluid.
We order an overarching LFT panel (ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, bilirubin, albumin) and can also include viral hepatitis serologies (A, B, C) and autoimmune serologies and iron analyses to identify the identity of the cause of enzyme elevation.
In case noninvasive tests do not identify the diagnosis, percutaneous liver biopsy can be undertaken to diagnose the problem, determine the level of fibrosis, or formulate specific therapy.
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With over 20 years of experience, GastroDoxs has been a trusted provider of gastroenterology care, focusing on delivering the best outcomes for patients
Dr. Bharat Pothuri is a Board-Certified Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist. With extensive experience in digestive health, he specializes in advanced endoscopic procedures, chronic GI disorder management, and preventive care. Dr. Pothuri is dedicated to providing expert, patient-focused insights to help improve gut health and overall well-being.
These consist of blood tests that determine the functionality of your liver by testing liver enzymes, proteins and bilirubin.
This is typically caused by fatty liver, hepatitis, alcohol, drugs, autoimmune and bile duct problems.
Yes. Many people have no symptoms. Abnormal LFTs are commonly detected when a person is in a screening or normal blood work.
Fasting is not typically required but your doctor may request you to fast in the case that other tests are ordered along with it.
The treatment is in accordance with the cause. It can be associated with cessation of some drugs, change in lifestyle, or additional tests.
Yes. By getting appropriate care as well as addressing the underlying cause, liver enzymes usually normalize.
You can require imaging examinations such as ultrasound or FibroScan, hepatitis series, or other blood tests.
A one-time light increase would not be a significant problem. Your provider will measure tendencies for a long time period to determine whether any expansion should take place.
In case liver tests do not improve or arousal of the symptoms, it is a good idea to refer to a gastroenterologist or a hepatologist.
Yes. Others, such as pain relievers and supplements, which are bought over the counter, may affect liver enzymes.
