Blood Tests Your Doctor May Order
If you have been diagnosed with chronic hepatitis B, your doctor may order a Hepatic Function Panel (Liver Function Tests (LFTs), liver profile) and a Complete Blood Count (CBC). A number of the blood test results included in these panels are useful in evaluating liver disease, in general, and are not necessarily specific to hepatitis B. Your doctor will be able to explain your personal results in detail, but the chart below provides a quick reference for interpreting your test results.
Test |
Normal Range |
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WHO |
AASLD |
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Liver Enzymes |
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Aspartate aminotransferase (AST)/ SGOT |
30-35 IU/mL for men and 20-25 IU/mL for women |
14-20 IU/L for men and 10-36 IU/mL for women |
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Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/ SGPT |
30-35 IU/mL for men and 20-25 IU/mL for women |
29-33 IU/mL for men and 19-25 IU/mL for women |
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Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) |
<35 IU/L |
5-40 IU/L |
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Alkaline phosphatase |
<112 IU/L |
30-120 IU/L |
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Liver Function Tests |
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Total Bilirubin |
≤0.6 mg/dL (unless the patient has Gilbert Syndrome) (<20.5 umol/L) |
≤1.1 mg/dL |
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Direct Bilirubin |
≤0.3 mg/dl |
≤0.3 mg/dl |
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Albumin |
3.5-4.5 g/dL |
3.5 g/dL |
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INR (PT) |
<14 seconds |
11-14 sec |
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Blood Count |
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White blood count (WBC) |
>6000 |
5,000-6,000 |
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Hematocrit (HCT) |
>40 |
>40 |
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Platelets |
>150,000 |
>150,000 |
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Key |
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IU= International Unit |
L=liter |
umol=micromole |