Question 1

what are the dangers in elevated liver enzymes?

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An elecated liver: Enzyme simply is one way of your body letting you know that something is wrong. This can occur from any sort of insult to the liver. Something as simple as too much alcohol, cirrhosis, or too much tylenol (acetaminophen). Or you can have deposition of various agents in the liver such as any type of mass, or an infection be it viral or bacterial can cause transaminitis or hepatitis ie elevation liver enzymes.Dr.B.

Question 2

can the infanrix hexa vaccine (which includes hepatitis b) cause elevated liver enzymes ast and alt? if yes, is this dangerous for an infant?

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Vaccine unlikely to: cause liver injury, which is usually detected by analyzing AST and ALT.  Mild elevations of AST and ALT might be seen from inflammation of the muscle of the thigh from the injection itself, but this quickly resolves.  The vaccine has had extensive studies and is highly recommended.

Question 3

what causes "elevated liver enzymes"?

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Too Many: There are simply a multitude of causes that can cause "elevated liver enzymes". Seek professional advice from a gastroenterologist or "liver specialist".

Question 4

what can cause elevated liver enzymes?

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Many things: Elevated liver enzymes can be caused by inflammattion and infection (hepatiitis), trauma to liver, medications toxic to liver, alcohol, fatty liver, cirrhosis, liver cancer etc.

Question 5

how do you treat elevated liver enzymes?

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Treat the cause: These are always worrisome. If they're still up after no alcohol, meds or marathons for two weeks, you'll be tested for the viral hepatitis group, autoimmune hepatitis, hemochromatosis, wilson's, and antitrypsin deficiency. If none of these are a factor, a lifestyle change to a focus on aerobic fitness may well bring them down & bring other benefits as well.

Question 6

how to lower elevated liver enzymes fast?

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Need to know reason: For the elevated enzymes. Common causes of elevated liver enzymes are alcohol intake, hepatitis virus infection, reaction to medications. The action to be taken depends on the reason for the enzyme elevation. This is not an issue for self diagnosis or self treatment, please consult with your doctor.

Question 7

what are elevated liver enzymes a result of?

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Depends: Elevated liver enzymes can be due to a number of causes. Without knowing more information, it is difficult to answer. However, depending on the degree of elevation and the type of "liver enzymes" that are elevated, it can be due to fatty liver disease (very common now a days) or inflammation from other causes. Discuss with your pcp or a liver specialist what the next steps are.

Question 8

could you die from high elevated liver enzymes?

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Yes: If the numbers are extremely high it could be a sign of full on liver failure. The numbers don't kill you. Its the fact that the liver isn't working at all.

Question 9

i have elevated liver enzymes, what is too high?

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Depends on cause: This all depends on the reason that your liver enzymes are elevated.  It is important to try to determine te cause.

Question 10

how do i determine if i have elevated liver enzymes?

Accepted Answer

Simple blood work: Simple blood work- i.e. Liver function test- can tell you if your liver enzymes are elevated or not. Talk to your doctor in detail.

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