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I am going to have bloodwork drawn to check elevated liver enzymes. i had been sick and havent exercised for 5 months. i just started again yesterday. i read that strenuous exercise can elevate liver enzymes.should i wait to do bloodwork?

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It's stated that strenuous exercise can elevate liver enzymes significantly. The muscle enzyme, total CPK , can notoriously be elevated by vigorous exercise but I've never seen it raise liver enzymes,maybe because I didn't have many weight lifters as patients.

Answered 8/19/2023

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