Checking whether there is any disease in the liver can be done through clinical manifestations, imaging tests, blood tests and so on.
1. Clinical manifestations: Many liver diseases can cause similar clinical manifestations, such as pain in the liver area, liver enlargement, liver mass, jaundice, ascites, loss of appetite, dark complexion, etc. The occurrence of the above manifestations should lead to suspicion of liver diseases.
2. Imaging examination: ultrasound is the most commonly used imaging examination for the initial screening of liver diseases, which can show the shape and size of the liver, the presence or absence of occupancy, and the condition of the blood vessels in the liver.
Abdominal CT is one of the most important imaging means to check liver diseases, especially enhanced CT is important for diagnosing liver space-occupying lesions. MRI has a similar effect to CT, but is radiation-free and can be repeated in a short period of time.
3. Blood test: blood test is an important way to evaluate liver function, commonly used indicators include aminotransferase, bilirubin, prothrombin time, blood lipid, serum albumin, etc. In addition, alpha-fetoprotein is an important diagnostic tool for liver cancer. In addition, alpha-fetoprotein is a specific tumor marker for diagnosing liver cancer, with a positive rate of more than 70%.
If liver disease is suspected, patients are advised to go to the hospital as soon as possible for consultation, so as to ask professional doctors to fully evaluate their conditions, complete the corresponding examination and laboratory tests, and then give appropriate treatment after making a clear diagnosis in a timely manner.