Did Not Consume Alcohol For Long. Due For DVLA. Will It Show In LFT?

Posted on Sat, 5 Oct 2013

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Question : I havent drank alcohol for nearly 6 weeks as im due to have a medical for the dvla in 2 weeks. Do you think i should have a normal LFT blood test?

Answered by Dr. Robert Galamaga (28 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Good question

Detailed Answer:
hello and thanks for the question.

This really depends on how much alcohol you previously consumed. Most likely your liver function tests should be within normal limits. However if you have a history of chronic alcohol use or chronic liver disease then the enzyme levels maybe elevated.

Thanks again for sending your question. Please let me know if there are some additional concerns that you would like to review regarding this matter.

Dr. Galamaga

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar