11 markers
Liver
Liver, bile-flow and protein markers that are most useful as a pattern.
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Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
ALT is an enzyme found mainly in liver cells. A raised result can signal liver-cell irritation or injury and is read with AST, GGT, ALP and the wider liver profile.
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Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
AST is an enzyme found in the liver, heart and muscles. Exercise or muscle injury can raise it as well as liver irritation, so it is read with ALT and other liver markers.
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Gamma Glutamyltransferase (GGT)
GGT is an enzyme found mainly in the liver and bile ducts. Alcohol, fatty liver, bile-flow changes and some medicines can raise it, so it is read with ALT, AST and ALP.
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Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
ALP is an enzyme found mainly in the bile ducts and bones. A raised result can come from the liver or bone, so GGT and the wider profile help show the pattern.
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Total Bilirubin
Total bilirubin measures the yellow pigment made when old red blood cells are broken down. The liver processes it and removes it in bile, so a higher result is read with liver enzymes and the blood count.
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Conjugated Bilirubin
Conjugated bilirubin is the form already processed by the liver and ready to leave in bile. It helps distinguish bile-flow or liver patterns from changes caused by red-cell breakdown.
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Unconjugated Bilirubin
Unconjugated bilirubin is the form not yet processed by the liver. It can rise when red cells break down faster or with Gilbert's syndrome, a common inherited variation in bilirubin processing.
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Albumin
Albumin is the main protein in blood. It helps keep fluid in the bloodstream and carries hormones, medicines and minerals, so it is read with liver, kidney, nutrition and inflammation results.
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Total Protein
Total protein combines albumin and globulins in the blood. It describes the major circulating proteins, while the separate albumin and globulin results help explain an unusual total.
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Globulin
Globulins are a group of blood proteins that includes antibodies and transport proteins. The result is usually considered with albumin, total protein, inflammation and immune context.
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Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
LDH is an enzyme found in nearly every cell. It can rise when tissue is stressed or damaged, but it does not show where the change started, so it is read with other results.
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Import an Australian pathology report and Vector follows every liver marker it contains, in the units your laboratory printed.