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Get Tested to Rule out Liver Damage or Disease

Covid-19, sadly, can cause severe illness to both older adults and people of younger age who have serious underlying health issues. This includes people with liver disease.

According to a physician at Arlington doctors office, “Patients hospitalized for Covid-19 with existing enhanced levels of liver enzymes such as ALT and AST are at a higher risk of developing severe complications”.

Chronic liver disease is associated with immune inflammation, so it is unsurprising that such patients have a greater risk of adverse outcomes following a Covid-19 infection.

Doctors are also of the opinion that nonalcoholic fatty liver disease has links to obesity, high cholesterol, and diabetes. Regardless of whether you develop any liver problem, it makes sense to regularly get your liver tested.

Changing your lifestyle helps too.

A new study has revealed that overweight children with fatty liver disease considerably reduced their affliction by cutting soft drinks and added sugars from their diet.

“Fatty liver disease may present no symptoms”, says a doctor at a family medical walk in clinic in Arlington. “People may not know they have it. But the disease raises the risk of having type 2 diabetes and heart ailments”.

According to a study published in the journal, BMJ, deaths from cirrhosis of the liver are rising dramatically in the United States. The journal says from 1999 to 2016, annual cirrhosis mortality has increased by 65 percent.

Regardless of your present health status, it makes sense to go in for regular liver testing. The Liver function test, also known as liver chemistry, evaluates your liver condition by measuring levels of liver enzymes and bilirubin in your blood.

It is recommended in the following situations.

• To check for damage due to infections such as hepatitis B and hepatitis C
• To monitor existing liver disease
• If you are experiencing any symptoms
• If you have alcohol addiction
• If you have hyperlipidemia, diabetes, or high blood pressure

In the event you are unable to get a doctor’s appointment, there is no need to fret. You can visit Arlington doctors office, an urgent care facility and get a lab test without an appointment.

Facilities at premier walk-in medical clinics offer a range of lab test services including liver panel blood test. Most walk-ins are open on all days of the week and extended hours as well.

But in these days of Covid-19 breakout, you may be unsure on how to go ahead. Many patients are hesitant to visit urgent care because they fear getting infected by corona virus.

Keep in mind that urgent care facilities continue to abide by CDC guidelines for Covid safety and offer superior care to all patients. If the urgent care center is experiencing a low patient load, it means you will be seen quickly.

If an Arlington doctors office offers telehealth visits that are conducted by video chat, avail them as you will be able to get care within the comfort of your own home. In any case, do not neglect to get your liver test done.

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