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Elevated liver enzyme
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Vivek Huilgol answered
35 years experience Gastroenterology
May be: Depends on the test and the level. Certainly it warrants some kind of explanation...Not to be blown off imho.
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A female asked:
Dr. Sewa Legha answered
50 years experience Medical Oncology
Give us the results: If you can send us the present results of your liver Function tests(LFTs) we can be more helpful to you. Most often the liver enzymes will normalize i ... Read More
A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Shahid Rafique answered
44 years experience Internal Medicine
Insignificant: If your SGPT has been elvated and other liver function tests, viral studies and ultrasound exam of the liver are normal, then this is most likey insig ... Read More
A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Neelima Reddy answered
24 years experience Gastroenterology
Several things: Stones in the bile duct when they come out of the gallbladder, sometimes obstruction from different things. Depending on your symptoms- pain, fever, h ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sewa Legha answered
50 years experience Medical Oncology
Some liver disorder: Hepatitis from any cause can elevate your liver enzymes.Common causes include excessive alcohol use(drinking heavy) or a viral hepatitis like hepatiti ... Read More
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Charles Cattano answered
39 years experience Gastroenterology
Don't mess w/ liver: There are 2 kinds of liver enzyme abnormalities--that signal disease of the liver cells or of the bile ducts.Abnormal liver tests may reflect fatty li ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jason Hemming answered
17 years experience Gastroenterology
Nothing: By definition it is a diagnosis of abnl blood work. That being said cholestatic changes can be seen with a liver biopsy.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered
49 years experience Pathology
Slightly elevated: Alt of 54 is slightly elevated. Normal pregnancy is not associated with elevation of alt. Do you drink or take any medications? It would be good to di ... Read More
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A 30-year-old member asked:
Dr. Rafael Lugo answered
28 years experience General Surgery
Cause: More moorland is finding the cause. Most common cause is a fatty liver which can be improved with simple diet changes.
A male asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
44 years experience Pathology
Forgive me : Let me be frank. Your boyfriend is drinking heavily enough to put his health at grave danger. His liver may or may not go bad and it takes a long time ... Read More
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