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Please give me some advice...
Hi i have fairly high liver enzymes.Going tomorrow for a ultra sound,but just wondering if in most cases that means hep? I just recently started taking reg bp med,and trazodone...Have never liked meds so i know it's not that nor do i drink or smoke...Can i have some insight please...There high enough to me to seem as if it has bee a issue for a long while now.They did a hep panel today...ast58
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K i will do that...They should be back tomorrow....And they did tell me it was a hepatitus panel...I will aslo let you guys know what the u/s reveals...
If what he/she meant when they said a Hepatitis Panel...yes thses are what was tested for. There is also what is called a full liver panel that tests many markers...however thses may or may not include the markers for the Hep"s.
The tests should not take long for results.. let us know when you get them and if possible actually ask for a copy of them as we can then interpret exactly what they mean ..if you need a hand.
Will
As I mentioned ..elevated liver enzymes can be caused by many things and meds can be one of those...however if they have been elevated for a long time... a good doc would run HCV and HBV as normal protocol. Doesn"t mean you have either of these...however should certainly be at least ruled out..
Elevated enzymes are merely markers to tell them to run further tests and often when only midly elevated the further tests show nothing
Good luck..
Will
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Hi i was just put on these meds....Never took any before.....So i have only been on these for about a week now...
Hi there...actually your serum enzymes are only mildly elevated
Normal ALT(<36 ) and AST(<31)0 and some labs use even somewhat higher normal values
Thses can be elevated for many reasons and prescription medications can certainly be the cause on occasion.
If they continue to be elevated it usually tells a doc to do further testing and Hep A and B are tests that should be looked into .Why did he/she order an ultrasound?.
Good luck
Will
Normal ALT(<36 ) and AST(<31)0 and some labs use even somewhat higher normal values
Thses can be elevated for many reasons and prescription medications can certainly be the cause on occasion.
If they continue to be elevated it usually tells a doc to do further testing and Hep A and B are tests that should be looked into .Why did he/she order an ultrasound?.
Good luck
Will
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