high sgpt

[rein16]

hi Im ivy i'm 31 mother of 2. I drink occasionally but a heavy drinker. i quit smoking..can you please help me to interpret the result of my lab test?

Test Name                           Result                                       Reference Range
Glucose                               90 mg/dL                                         70-110
Uric Acid                              4.3 m/dL                                           2.6-6.0
Potassium                            3.7 mg/dL                                         3.6-5.1
Cholesterol                           1.55 mg/dL                                        50-200
HDL Cholesterol                     48 mg/dL                                          40-60
Triglycerides                          75 mg/dL                                           15-150

CHEMISTRY                        S.I UNIT                        REF.RANGE          CONVENTIONAL            REF.RANGE
SGPT (ALT)                           59.0U/L                          9.0-72.0                     59U/L                         9.0-70


I also have an elevated TSH

PROCEDURE                                RESULT                       REF.RANGE
FT3 RIA                                         8.5 pmol/L                     4.2-12.0 pmol/L
FT4 RIA                                        16.9 pmol/L                    8.8-33.0 pmol/L
TSH IRMA                                      6.8 ulU/mL                    0.27-3.75 uIU/mL

Anti thyroid peroxidase (Anti TPO)  over 2000 IU/ml                less than 100 IU/ml

please help me in interpreting these results most especially regarding to the SGPT

[mikesimon]

I neglected to mention that you might want to speak with your doctor about your thyroid. Your TSH is elevated and that is really the only blood value I see that is out of line.

[mikesimon]

Your ALT is within the reference range on your lab results.
My lab has a reference range for ALT 9 - 60 U and your result would be within my reference range too.

You are at the high end of the range and that could be from a number of things. Fatty liver disease is a common disorder that can cause an elevation in liver enzymes. I don't know anything about you but if you are overweight you might try to lose some weight and see if your ALT doesn't come down. Of course, alcohol can stress the liver and cause elevated enzymes so you would probably be wise to stop drinking for a while and re-test.

Good luck,
Mike