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My ast level is now 7 and was 14, 15 days prior. what can cause this much drop?
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This is fine: These numbers fluctuate. You know that a low AST is never a problem and that reference ranges are set arbitrarily so that a few percent of healthies fall outside on either end.
Answered 12/30/2015
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