A member asked about a 80-year-old female:
My grandmother whose age is 80 plus, her alkaline phosphate has increased very high around 900 how to control it. as at this surgery is not appropriat?
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Dr. Elias Chousleb Mizrahianswered
Bariatrics 21 years experience
Alk phos: Alkaline phosphatase comes from either obstruction of liver ducts or destruction of bone at 80+ she needs a thorough exam by a good doctor to determine the cause.
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Last updated Jun 20, 2015
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