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A male asked:

Hi there, if a patient has a high level of bun,alt, alkp and ggt what condition may the patient have? (on a blood test)

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Dr. Robert Killiananswered

General Practice 30 years experience

Too Broad: Liver inflammation is caused by infection, obesity, genetics, drug interactions, alcohol use, and cancers. There are dozens of possibilities and further testing is mandatory with this simple screening result of abnormal liver functions.

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A member asked about a female:

My daughter's blood test showed she had a bilirubin of 41 with normal ALT and alkaline phosphatase. Why could this be and could it cause nausea?

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A 19-year-old female asked:

Blood results: alt/sgpt serum level=40 iu/l, serum alkaline phosphatase=43 iu/l, serum bilirubin level=2 umol/l, serum urea level=2.3 mmol/l. Normal?

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A 39-year-old female asked:

What does hyperphostemia mean in a 5 year old girl? Blood tests taken and the following are the results that are out of range: S-alkaline phosphatase 367 IU/L. S-ALT (GPT) 71 IU/L. S-AST (GOT) 86 IU/L. S-Phosphate inorganic 2.09 mmol/L

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A 67-year-old male asked:

My last blood test results included these: albumin 3.9, total protein 7.0, alkaline phosphatase 165, ast/sgot 31, alt/sgpt 86, bilirubin, total 0.5, bilirubin, direct 0.2; any hint of a liver problem?

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A 36-year-old male asked:

I'v long standing colitis.Done LFT. My bili is bit high.SGPT/Alkaline Phosphatase/GGT/ Pancreas-OK. SGOT bit high.Ultrasound - all OK but mild fatty liver.Lipid Prof & CBC-OK. No abd pain.Was 218lbs.Started home diet & lost 16 lbs in 4m.Is it PSC?

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