hepatitis test
Liver infection check
A hepatitis test is a blood test that detects infection with hepatitis viruses, which cause inflammation of the liver.
Different tests screen for hepatitis A, B, or C, checking for antibodies or viral genetic material.
Hepatitis tests are routine in blood donation screening and prenatal care: The doctor ordered a hepatitis test as part of my annual physical.
- liverAbdominal detoxifying organ
- liver functionOrgan's metabolic and filtering capacity
- bloodBody's oxygen carrier
- jaundiceYellowing from bile pigment
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