Do Your Own Research
Give It Time
Be Consistent With Follow-Up Testing
Get Other Tests as Needed
Give It Time
Do Your Own Research
Be Consistent With Follow-Up Testing
Get Other Tests as Needed
Give It Time
Your doctor may want to monitor your ALP levels for up to a year before considering a change to the treatment regimen.
Do Your Own Research
Visit organizations such as the American
Liver Foundation to find out more about PBC. You can also call ALF’s free helpline at 1-800-GO-LIVER (465-4837).
Be Consistent With Follow-Up Testing
“The primary test we monitor is ALP in the blood,” says Moghe. Your doctor may also monitor with blood-based liver tests, such
as serum aminotransferases AST and ALT, total bilirubin, platelets, albumin, and international normalized ratio.
Get Other Tests as Needed
Many people with PBC also have high cholesterol and low bone density, so your doctor may want you to get regular lipid panels and a DEXA or bone scan, says Moghe.