Question 1

what does high ast of 129 mean?

Accepted Answer

Liver is in trouble: The ast enzyme is one of the main liver enzymes used to monitor liver health. A level of 129 is most likely four times the normal and represents a very stressed liver that may be in trouble. The source of the damage that is occurring in this liver needs to be identified soon so that resolving the problem can be undertaken.

Question 2

what can cause a  high ast level?

Accepted Answer

Usually liver injury: Ast is an intracellular enzyme in many cells, e.g., liver cells, red cells, heart muscle etc.  Injury to any of these cells causes elevation of blood levels of ast.  Liver injury causes the highest elevations.

Question 3

what is the significance of a high ast level?

Accepted Answer

Many possibilities: Ast (aspartate aminotransferase) is an enzyme made by liver & muscle which when damaged can leak AST into the bloodstream more than normally. In addition to liver injury (eg from alcohol, overdoses of meds like acetaminophen, viral hepatitis, med side effects, hemochromatosis, fatty liver), AST can be high occur in thyroid disease, adrenal insufficiency, muscle disease. Sometimes no cause is found.

Question 4

what exactly does high ast (sgot) and alt (sgpt) mean?

Accepted Answer

Liver damage: Ast and alt are liver enzymes that are released into the blood if liver cell are damaged. The commonest cause is alcohol intake.

Question 5

if a patient have high ast(sgot) rate what does it means medically?

Accepted Answer

Elevated lft: That means one has an elevated liver function test (lft).  Elevated lft's can be caused by multiple issues ranging form common obesity/overweight conditions (hepatic steatosis), medications, alcohol use,  to viral hepatitis, just to name a few.  See your dr. And get regular check ups and assure the lft elevation is followed up on and monitored by a dr.  Best wishes.

Question 6

what could high ast and alt mean?

Accepted Answer

High ALT/AST: These are liver enzymes that are elevated in various conditions such as viral hepatitis, drug toxicity, inherited conditions, and even cancer. You should see your doctor to find out the cause. However, the most common cause may be fatty liver: http://www.Laendo.Net/english/fatty-liver-75894941.

Question 7

what could consistently cause high ast & alt levels in a healthy and active person who doesn't drink?

Accepted Answer

Fatty infiltration: Viral and autoimmune hepatitis always needs to be considered and ruled out. Asymptomatic fatty infiltration can cause ast, alt elevation. That condition is generally not of any clinical significance other than periodic lft should be checked for stability.

Question 8

does this combination indicate anything significant: low total & direct bilirubin combined with high ast?

Accepted Answer

Can't really tell: Lab results usually are numbers, and numbers are just numbers, without much meaning unless a doctor takes in the whole picture of what's going on with his patient.  If the patient's AST (an enzyme, whose level is being measured in a blood sample) is higher than the normal range, the doctor who ordered the test may or may not consider the lab result a problem, depending on how high it is, etc...

Question 9

my doctor said i have high ast levels. what could cause this?

Accepted Answer

Several causes: High ast levels are caused by chronic alcoholism, hepatitis a, b orc, some congenital liver disorders, ischemic hepatitis etc.

Question 10

what does high ast(sgot) and low alkaline phosphatase mean?

Accepted Answer

Liver damage: High SGOT can mean liver, muscle or heart muscle damage. It can also mean nothing. Talk to your internist or GI specialist about your lab results. Often liver damage occurs without symptoms.

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