Tests After Liver Transplant
Frequent blood sampling is needed to control the function and condition of the transplanted liver. The interval time changes gradually from several times in a day to daily, every two to three days, weekly and monthly in the first year. In the following years, the number of tests will be reduced again.
Table1: Measuring Blood Cells
| What it reveals | Normal Range | Parameter |
| Body’s ability in dealing with infection | 3500-11000 | W.B.C (White Blood Cells) |
| Measuring oxygen-carrying blood cells | 35%-47% | Hct (Hematocrit) |
| Amount of responsible cells in blood coagulation | 140,000-450,000 | Plt (Platelet) |
Table2: Liver Function Tests
| What it reveals | Normal Range | Parameter |
| Ability of liver in blood clotting factors production | 11.5-14.5 (seconds)
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| Ability of liver in blood clotting factors production | 0.8-1.2 IU | INR |
| Assessing liver’s ability in cleansing blood from bilirubin and excreting it in bile | Bili(Total): 0.3-1 mg/dl
Bili (Direct): 0-0.3 mg/dl |
Bilirubin |
| Liver ability in producing protein | 3.8-4.8 mg/dl | Albumin |
| Liver ability in producing and excreting this type of fat | 150-240 mg/dl | Cholesterol |
Table3: liver enzymes
| What it reveals | Normal Range | Parameter |
| Liver enzymes, the increase of which indicate the liver cells dysfunction | 12-45 U/L | AST or SGOT |
| Liver enzymes, the increase of which indicate liver cells dysfunction | 7-40 U/L | ALT or SGPT |
| Liver enzymes, the increase of which determine the obstruction or narrowing of the bile ducts | Adults: 37-400 U/L
Children: 37-1200 U/L |
AlP or Alkaline Phosphatase |
Table 4: electrolyte, kidney function test
| What it reveals | Natural Range | Parameter |
| Blood electrolytes (minerals) amount | 136-145 mEq/L | Na |
| Blood electrolytes (minerals) amount | 3.5-5.3 mEq/L | K |
| Blood electrolytes (minerals) amount | 98-106 mEq/L | Cl |
| Blood electrolytes (minerals) amount | 2.4-6.9 mEq/L | P |
| Blood electrolytes (minerals) amount | 1.6-2.4 mEq/L | Mg |
| Liver function factor | 7-22 mg/dl | BUN |
| Liver function factor | 0.5-1.2 mg/dl | Cr. |
| Blood electrolytes (minerals) amount | 7.8-10.7 mEq/L | Ca. |
Table5: immunosuppressive drug tests
| What it reveals | Normal Range | Parameter |
| Tacrolimus drug amount in blood | 5-20 ng/ml | FK, Prograf or Tacrolimus Level |
| Cyclosporine drug amount in blood | 75-350 mg/ml | Cyclosporine or Sandimmune Level |
| Sirolimus drug amount in blood | 3-18 mg/ml | Sirolimus or Rapamune Level |
| Certican drug amount in blood | 3-8 ng/ml | Certican or Everolimus Level |