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Bilirubin high liver ast, GGT normal?
Not all AST is liver: This could be due to rhabdomyolysis. Intense muscle breakdown can cause elevated ast. Hemolysis can cause elevated bilirubing and the GGT would remain normal in these circumstances. ...Read more
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High ferritin 443 ug l mild diffuse fatty liver low anion gap 7mmol l cholesterol?
Hemachromatosis: See a GI specialists and rule out hemachromatosis. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hemochromatosis/ds00455. ...Read more
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Idiopathic pancreatitis and sgot sgpt elevation?
Workup: If available, get a proper genetic workup even if no one else in the family is affected. If your amylase is high but lipase normal and there is nothing on imaging pointing to the pancreas, this may be macroamylasemia. If the pancreatitis is real, checking the cystic fibrosis and trypsinogen loci is indicated. This may be one piece in the puzzle. Be persistent. ...Read more
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High white count low bilirubin low CPK high alt?
It depends: There are dozens of reasons for any one blood test to be above or below the normal value. Blood test need to be interpreted in light of the patients symptoms and physical examination findings. If unsure why a blood test falls outside of the normal range ask your doctor. ...Read more
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Can ALT numbers be high and AST low?
Yes: Ast and alt are measures of liver enzymes and often are elevated in the setting of hepatitis or other causes of injury to liver cells. However sometimes one or the other will be much more elevated. Sometimes fatty liver due to alcohol or some drugs/toxins can affect one enzyme more than the other. ...Read more
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What would cause low triglycerides yet high ALT liver level?
Abetalipoprotinemia: A rare genetic condition causing low ldl, and triglyceride levels, due to a deficiency in an enzyme called "mtp" . Usually presents early in life with bad fatty diarrhea (steatorrhea) and fat accumulation in the liver . Fat in the liver ( fatty liver) can raise the liver function tests. Danger here is malabsorption of fat soluble vitamins a, d, e and k. Vit e def. Can cause neurologic symptoms. ...Read more
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Are elevated ALT levels dangerous?
ALT: Alt elevated means the enzyme of liver leaking into your blood after liver cell damaged. You can see, if a lot of alt in your blood means your liver has been damage a lot. That is why very high level alt is dangerous. ...Read more
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Low CPK high white count low bilirubin and ALT high monocytes high neutrophils and low lymphocytes should I be concerned?
Need more info: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Do you have any symptoms? Why were these tests done? The issue may not be appropriate for this forum and likely requires an in-person evaluation. ...Read more
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Does Metformin increase ALT (SGPT) level?
Rarely: About one in 10000 patients may experience mild liver toxicity (expressed as elevates ALT & AST ). ...Read more
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Sgot is 27(0-37), sgpt high 62.1(0-42). Lymphocytes high.61, neutrophil .39. Liver utz normal. Why my sgpt is high? Help
More info needed: Viral infection, medication use, and alcohol intake are among possible explanations for the elevation of SGPT. Your doctor will likely want to follow the test to see if it returns to normal, and may want to order other tests to check for exposure to viruses that cause hepatitis. ...Read more
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What does it mean if you have low platelet count, high monocyte level, low creatinine, low albumin, high AST and high ALT levels?
You need doctor to g: Your doctor needs to guide you further as you have too many things wrong with your tests. Are you under the care of a good doctor? If you do not have a good doctor, see a hematologist who is blood specialist, because low platelets are often caused by some serious disorders. ...Read more
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Low creatinine and elevated bun/creatinine ratio. Interpret?
Dehydration: Low creatinine is good. Elevated ratio usually indicates dehydration. ...Read more
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What do elevated AST and ALT levels mean?
Possibkle Hepatitis!: These are liver enzymes. They typically rise if you have liver ailments like hepatitis which commonly occurs due to virus infection or due to excessive alcohol use. You need to go see your doctor who can monitor the liver functions and guide you further. ...Read more
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Low iron, high liver enzymes, high absolute monocytes count.. Any correlation?
No: The absolute monocyte count seldom tells us much in isolation. If by "low iron" you mean a low serum iron, you need it interpreted; if by "low iron" you mean a low hemoglobin / hematocrit, you are anemic and this is serious. High liver enzymes require a workup for alcohol and drug toxicity, hepatitis, hemochromatosis, wilson's & others. Never focus just on labs. ...Read more
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What exactly does high AST (sgot) and ALT (sgpt) mean?
Liver damage: Ast and alt are liver enzymes that are released into the blood if liver cell are damaged. The commonest cause is alcohol intake. ...Read more
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17 cm spleen, Low platelet count, Low MCV, Low RDW-SD,
Low lymphocytes % , Elevated Neutrophil % .Normal WBC , RBC
high LDH, High Uric Acid & CRP ??
Still no definitve : Diagnosis, and we can't draw conclusions too from the limited info on that limited platform. Just keep the follow up and see what the doctors will tell you, although it points towards a hematological disorder, so ultimately a hematologist had to be on board, goodluck ...Read more
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ALT low 30's thru 10-yr illness. Chronic dehydration, low phosphorus, low WBC, high alk phos, L sodium, unstable glucose, H creatinine, L protein?
Not the key: I appreciate your interest in labs. Your ALT is in what most labs count as normal range. You haven't provided actually numbers for any lab, and for those you cite, only very markedly out-of-range values are helpful. No responsible physician would even direct you based on these labs, though it would surprise me if a nephrologist found you to have a mild interstitial nephritis. ...Read more
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What causes a low hematocrit, low hemoglobin, low mcv, and elevated liver enzymes?
Medical illnesses: There are many medical conditions that can cause these things...In general, you have anemia, and abnormal liver function tests that need to be evaluated and treated depending on the results of why you are anemic and have elevated liver enzymes. ...Read more
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Bloodwork showed high IgA, high glucose, low potassium, high hb1ac?
Need values: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Having said that, it would have helped to know the actual values. It would be prudent to consult your doctor to rule out pre-diabetes or diabetes. ...Read more
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Chronically low neutrophils41.3%(50-60)high lymphocytes46.9%(25-40)high anion gap14(4-12)abnormal [email protected]/oPOTS,cardiomyopathy,IrritBS?
Hard to know: Much more info needed. Would first need to know about medications to address. One commonality: POTS often associates with mast cell or connective tissue problems, especially in light of concomitant cardiomyopathy, and so a work up could begin with a physician familiar with these syndromes ...Read more