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Q: Test results indicating liver disease

asked by: DoctorQuestion on October 24th, 2008

Hi,

I went to my GI for my lab results and he said they were higher my liver test in july was ast 96 and alt 106 and the liver test ihad in september was ast 148 and alt 163 and my iron was 602.2 and he said that was very high so he did more test on me and he called me and wanted me to come in in a couple of days to talk about the blood work and my liver test was ast 162 alt 169 and my iron test was higher too 874.2 and he says i'm positive for hematology and esr was high 24 and my ggt was high 72 he refered me to a liver disease doctor in boston massachusetts and i'm scared cause he said i possibly have liver disease and hes not a liver disease doctor he is just a GI doctor do you think i have liver disease? I dont drink and i dont take any medications that could make my liver test be this high and i dont drink i'm just scared... and i dont even know much about the ggt or the esr test and i havent been feeling good dont want to eat much and very tired

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Dr. Sofce Mitkovska , MD

replied on October 27th, 2008

Liver Disorders, Hepatitis A,B,C Answer A4795

It seems that the tests you have made and mention in your letter are not enough to make a conclusion about the specific diagnosis of any liver disease, although those tests are indicating higher results than normal. Bilirubin, ALT, AST, GGT, total protein, albumin test, and auto-antibodies are used to detect diseases of the liver and bile duct. Another test that is seriously increased is your iron test higher too 874.2. Excess of iron level over 170 mcg/dl , must be completed with other examinations such as TIBC and serum ferritin measurement. Also, there are more specific tests like genetic testing and examination of a liver biopsy specimen. In this case, you might consider consulting an expert for liver diseases.

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