For other uses, see LFT. Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs) are groups of blood tests that give information about the state of a patient's liver. These tests include prothrombin time (PT/INR), aPTT, albumin, bilirubin (direct and indirect), and others. Liver transaminases (AST or SGOT and ALT or SGPT) are useful biomarkers of liver injury in a patient with some degree of intact liver function.
Wetherspoon's (business name J D Wetherspoon plc) is a pub chain operating in the UK and Ireland, with headquarters in Watford, Hertfordshire.Founded in 1979 by Tim Martin, the company owns over 1000 outlets.The chain champions cask ale, low prices, long opening hours, and no music.The company also operates the Lloyds No. 1 chain and a modest number of Wetherspoon Hotels. The chain has become known for converting large, unconventional premises into pubs.reland's first Wetherspoon's pub, The Three Tun Tavern opened in Blackrock, Co. Dublin, in July 2014. In 2015, the Old Borough Public House in Swords, Dublin, was converted into a Wetherspoons Pub.
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon plans to create 15,000 new jobs and open 200 pubs over the next five years as the company expands its estate. The company opened its first outlet in 1979 and now has an empire of 931 pubs and is targeting both the UK and Republic of Ireland for the launches.