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Hello doctor,
Hello doctor. I just had a blood test with AST:71 U/L (<=37). ALT :39.1 U/L (<=40) . The doctor asked me how the AST and ALT are, I have gas disease? Thanks for the advice doctor.
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Answered by Master, Doctor Tran Thi Huyen Trang - Laboratory Department, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.
Hello,
With the question “How are the AST and ALT levels, there is liver disease? ”, the doctor replied as follows:
AST (SGOT) is normally found in many organs such as liver, heart, muscles, kidneys and brain. It is released into the bloodstream when one of these organs is damaged.
ALT (SGPT) is found mostly in the liver. Although not the only enzyme present in the liver, the liver is where it is most concentrated. It is released into the bloodstream in the presence of liver damage. Therefore, it can be considered as a relatively specific indicator of liver status.
The SGOT test is not done alone, it is often done with the SGPT test. Based on the test results of liver enzymes increased more or less than normal values, SGOT or SGPT enzymes are more predominant, which will help doctors guide the diagnosis of causes of elevated liver enzymes.
In addition to liver diseases (such as viral hepatitis, toxic hepatitis ...), liver enzymes can also increase in other diseases besides the liver. If the liver enzyme test results increase below 5 times the upper limit of normal, and the SGOT index > SGPT, the patient may be in a state of heavy physical activity, hypothyroidism, muscle diseases, etc. hemolysis,... If SGOT
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