For additional information. on how FMLA work for pregnancy, see the Parental Leave Supplement. o Family leave is for the: a) birth of your child, or b) placement of an adoptive. or foster child in your home. Leave must be taken within 12 months of the. birth or placement of the child in your home.
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.
Liver panel or liver function tests also measure bilirubin, a waste product that forms when red blood cells break down. This test measures total bilirubin and direct bilirubin. Total bilirubin is the amount of bilirubin in your blood. Direct bilirubin measures the bilirubin that is made in your liver. liver panel checks the health of your liver and can help diagnose liver damage or disease. The panel consists of these tests: Albumin. Albumin is a protein made in the liver. Alkaline phosphatase (ALP). ALP is an enzyme found in high quantities in your liver, bile duct, and elsewhere in your body.