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- What about other liver enzymes?
- Aside from AST and ALT, there are other enzymes including alkaline phosphatase, 5'-nucleotidase (5 prime nucleotidase), and gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) that are often tested for liver disease. We have restricted this consideration of liver enz...
- Author:tcmDate:2008-05-07 17:30:11 Full Story...
- How about monitoring aminotransferase levels?
- What is usually most helpful is serial testing of AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) over time to determine whether the levels are going up, staying stable, or going down. For example, patients undergoing treatment for chronic hepatitis C should be monitored...
- Author:medicineDate:2008-05-07 17:29:29 Full Story...
- How are evaluated for mild to moderate rises in aminotransferase levels?
- Evaluation of healthy patients with abnormal liver enzymes needs to be individualized. A doctor may ask for blood test data from old records for comparison. If no old records are available, the doctor may repeat blood tests in weeks to months to see...
- Author:medicineDate:2008-05-07 17:27:49 Full Story...
- What are less common causes of abnormal aminotransferase levels?
- Less common causes of abnormal liver enzymes in the United States include chronic hepatitis B , hemachromatosis, Wilson's disease, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency,燾eliac sprue, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, and燼utoimmune hepatitis. Though not...
- Author:medicineDate:2008-05-07 17:27:15 Full Story...
- What medications cause abnormal aminotransferase levels?
- A host of medications can cause abnormal liver enzymes levels. Examples include: Pain relief medications such as aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), neproxen (Narosyn), diclofenac (Voltaren), and phenybutazone (Butazolidine)...
- Author:medicineDate:2008-05-07 17:26:47 Full Story...
- What liver diseases cause abnormal aminotransferase levels?
- The highest levels of AST and ALT are found with disorders that cause the death of numerous liver cells (extensive hepatic necrosis). This occurs in such conditions as acute viral hepatitis A or B, pronounced liver damage inflicted by toxins as from...
- Author:tcmDate:2008-05-07 17:26:18 Full Story...
- What do elevated AST and ALT mean?
- AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) are sensitive indicators of liver damage from different types of disease. But it must be emphasized that higher-than-normal levels of these liver enzymes should not be automatically equated with liver disease. They may mean...
- Author:tcmDate:2008-05-07 17:25:41 Full Story...
- What are normal levels of AST and ALT?
- The normal range of values for AST (SGOT) is from 5 to 40 units per liter of serum (the liquid part of the blood). The normal range of values for ALT (SGPT) is from 7 to 56 units per liter of serum....
- Author:medicineDate:2008-05-07 17:24:52 Full Story...