hepatatis test

[suru113]

SGOT (AST) 69 and SGPT (ALT) 114  what is the diagonasis? is the patient suffering frm hepatatis

[tigerinthewild]

Could be several things , but ( alt ) range is7-45 U/L
and ( ast ) should range 8-41 U/L

[HectorSF]

Those two isolated blood tests tell us nothing about hepatitis and very little about anything. They could indicate that something appears to be injuring the liver. But in isolation  there  could be many things that raise the levels above normal range. To diagnose hepatitis there are tests that test for each form of hepatitis. If you want to know if you are infected with hepatitis, you need to have the appropriate hepatitis tests performed by a doctor.
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"The following tests may be used to screen for and/or detect HCV (hepatitis C):

HCV recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA) test is an additional test ordered to confirm the presence of HCV antibodies. In most cases, it can tell if the positive anti-HCV test was due to exposure to HCV (positive RIBA) or represents a false signal (negative RIBA). In a few cases, the results cannot answer this question (indeterminate RIBA). Like the anti-HCV test, the RIBA test cannot distinguish between a current or past infection.

HCV Viral Load (HCV RNA test, Quantitative) detects and measures the number of viral RNA particles in the blood. Viral load tests are often used before and during treatment to help determine response to treatment by comparing the amount of virus before and during treatment (usually at several time points in the first three months of treatment). Successful treatment causes a decrease of 99% or more (2 logs) in viral load soon after starting treatment (as early as 4-12 weeks) and usually leads to viral load being not detected even after treatment is completed. Some newer viral load tests can detect very low amounts of viral RNA."
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"The items below list the main uses for HBV (hepatitis C) tests:

To detect acute hepatitis B infection: hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc), IgM and sometimes hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)
To diagnose chronic HBV hepatitis: HBsAg, hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA, and sometimes HBeAg
To monitor chronic hepatitis B infection and its treatment: HBsAg, hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg), hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) IgG, hepatitis B e antibody (anti-HBe) IgG and HBV DNA
To detect previous exposure to hepatitis B, in a person who is immune compromised (when the virus can become reactivated): hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) total and anti-HBs
Some of the secondary reasons to perform testing include: to screen for hepatitis B infection in at-risk populations or in blood donors, to determine if someone is a carrier, to detect previous infection (with subsequent immunity), and to determine if immunity has developed due to vaccination.

Some of the tests used to screen for infection may be performed as part of an acute viral hepatitis panel in conjunction with tests for other hepatitis viruses, including hepatitis A (HAV) or hepatitis C (HCV)."

Go to your doctor and get tested for hepatitis.

Hector