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What causes false positive alt result?
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No such thing: If the alt is elevated, something's caused the enzyme to leak from your liver and/or skeletal muscles. Today's assays are reliable. But this does not necessarily means you are sick. It can be from the ultramarathon you just ran, or the Ibuprofen you took for the cold you're now better from. Your physician knows how to follow this up -- often just a repeat draw will lay concerns to rest.
Answered 3/13/2018
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