A patient in my outpatient clinic, female, 48 years old. Although I go to the hospital for examination regularly these years, in order to save money, it is enough to only check the liver function every time. As long as you see that your liver function is fine and your aminotransferase is not high, you feel that your condition has not changed. It was not until this year that I frequently experienced symptoms such as abdominal pain and inability to eat, and the results were found that liver cancer was found.
Many hepatitis B patients think that only checking liver function every time, just be fine. Although liver function is a must-test item for liver disease, it does not fully reflect the condition. Even if the liver function is normal, it does not mean that the liver has no inflammation. There are many patients with normal liver function but obvious symptoms such as right abdominal pain, liver palm , and spider nevus . After a check, the progress of the disease was found.
And many patients with cirrhosis or even liver cancer have too many liver cells necrosis and not enough enzymes are released into the blood, which may also cause the aminotransferase to be low, so people who rely solely on aminotransferase must have a comprehensive examination. In addition to liver function, blood routine , A-fetoprotein, color ultrasound, it can also increase coagulation function, two-and-half, hepatitis B virus load, liver elasticity measurement, gastroscopy and other examination items.
I am Dr. Sun Lihong. If you have liver disease problems or have a test report that you don’t understand, you can leave me a message and I’ll help you answer.
