🏷️ Liver & Gastrointestinal 💰 Estimated Cost: ৳ ১,০০০ - ৳ ৩,০০০

Jaundice, Hepatitis & Fatty Liver

🩺 Common Clinical Symptoms:

Yellowing of eyes and skin, dark urine, pale stools, upper right abdominal discomfort, loss of appetite, fatigue, nausea.

Primary & Essential Diagnostic Tests

These initial diagnostic tests are prescribed at the onset of symptoms for initial screening and triage:

1. Serum Bilirubin (Total, Direct & Indirect)\n2. SGPT / ALT (Liver cell injury marker)\n3. HBsAg (Screening for Hepatitis B)\n4. Anti-HCV (Screening for Hepatitis C)

Confirmatory & Specialized Advanced Tests

These secondary confirmatory tests help identify organ involvement, stage, and specialized therapeutic path:

1. SGOT/AST and Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)\n2. Prothrombin Time with INR (Liver synthetic function)\n3. USG of Whole Abdomen / Hepatobiliary System (Fatty Liver staging)\n4. Viral Load (HBV DNA / HCV RNA PCR)

⏱️ Sample Collection Preparation & Rules

For USG of Whole Abdomen / Liver: 6-8 hours fasting is required. Blood tests for Bilirubin and SGPT can be done any time but morning sample preferred.