LFT
noun[C]
medicalspecializeduk/ˌel.efˈtiː/us/ˌel.efˈtiː/mainlyUK(USusuallyrapid test)
abbreviationforlateralflowtest: atestdone using asmallmedicaldevicethattestswhether or not there is aparticularsubstance,gene, etc. in asample:
Once you have doneyourLFT, you have toreporttheresults.
Lateralflowtests(LFTs) are used toidentifypeoplewith COVID-19 who are notshowingsymptoms.
Synonym
RAT
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PCR test
abbreviationforliverfunctiontest: atestthatchecksthehealthof theliver(= theorganin thebodythatcleansthebloodandproducesbile):
Thepatienthad noknownpreviousliverdiseaseor LFTabnormalities.
- More than 7,000universitystudentsweretestedwith LFTs in Birmingham.
- AnegativeLFT should be used inconjunctionwith othermeasuressuch as goodventilationandfacemaskstoreduceoverallriskof getting Covid 19.
- ThepatientremainedfebrilewithpersistentlyabnormalLFTs.
- LFTincludingproteinelectrophoresis wasnormal.
Medical treatment: symptoms & diagnosis of medical problems
- aerophobia
- aggressively
- amyloid
- antigen test
- asymptomatic
- contraindication
- echocardiogram
- lacunar
- laparoscopic
- laparoscopy
- lateral flow test
- phlebotomy
- present
- prognosis
- prognostic
- prognosticate
- prognostication
- questioning
- staging
- withdrawal symptoms