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Transplant Checklist
Tests that can be performed by the referring physician and are required when patients are referred for liver transplantation.
- AFP
Alpha-fetoprotein
- HIV Ab
Human immunodeficiency virus antibody
- EBV Ab
Epstein-Barr virus antibody
- CMV Ab
Cytomegalovirus antibody
- HBs Ag
Hepatitis B surface antigen
- HBc Ab
Hepatitis B core antibody
- HCV Ab
Hepatitis C virus antibody
- CXR
Chest X-ray
- EKG
Electrocardiogram
- ABG
Arterial blood gases
- Creatinine Clearance
- Echocardiography if heart diseases is suspected
- Liver ultrasound, Doppler of portal and hepatic veins
- Colonoscopy in patients with colitis or if over age 50 years
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