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High level triglycerides causes rise in sgpt sgot level

A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. David Brouwer
Internal Medicine 32 years experience
No: In general, smoking is not the cause of elevated liver enzymes. In your medical history I see you have a diagnosis of fatty liver. That is the likely ... Read More
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Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
Need more info: How much do you weigh? Do you drink alcohol? Are you diabetic? No cholesterol is unlikely to be correct. If you drink alcohol, quit entirely, If you a... Read More
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Dr. Dean Giannone
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Fatty liver.: Those with a fatty liver should generally limit fat intake, limit alcohol intake and lose weight (if there's weight to lose) via proper diet and regul... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Andrew Seibert
Gastroenterology 37 years experience
Just from the scenario that you posted here, it is impossible to know why your liver tests were elevated. It may be that you have some liver disease t... Read More
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A 37-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
Sort this out: You need to be told straight-up whether you are going to be diagnosed with & treated for primary biliary cirrhosis. If you also have iron deficiency a... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Herman Hammerstead
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Trauma Surgery 52 years experience
Borderline high: Needs to be followed and if continues to rise then get MRI, possible liver biopsy
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Peter Kurzweil
Internal Medicine 52 years experience
Possibly fatty liver: Triglycerides are very long chains of repeated fatty acid molecules, that are intermediary products of fat and carbohydrate metabolism. They function... Read More
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A 45-year-old male asked:
Dr. Dan Fisher
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Liver enzymes: Sgpt/sgot (ast/alt) are liver enzymes which become elevated when liver cells are damaged. Non trending elevations up to about 3 times upper limit of... Read More
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A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joseph Rank
Pathology 26 years experience
Depends : On the activity of liver injury. Some cases are more rapidly progressing than others. Typically the amount of injury of the liver will correlate wit... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander
Pathology 46 years experience
Get fit: I'm glad you stopped the alcohol. Now it sound like it's time to get into some serious physical fitness like when you were a teen. Remember how much f... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gurmukh Singh
Pathology 51 years experience
Depends on the cause: The commonest cause is alcohol. If you drink, quit doing that. If it is due to obesity, some medication, or hepatitis, you need to consult your docto... Read More
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