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A member asked:
If someone has normal lfts with us after heavy drinking for a year does this mean there liver is healthy and normal ? thanks
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Not necessarily : The liver can still be "irritated" by such severe alcohol use and still have normal liver function tests and ultrasound.
Answered 5/14/2017
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