i wold like more info on this because my husband is 24 years old and his test come out like this and I'm worried
SGOT/AST 73
And
SGPT?ALT 91
WBC 13.69
is this bad and what shold i do to fix this if i can and what shold i ask my doc
I have found lab results vary with each clinic. Currently mine are as follows - Kaiser and UCSF:
AST (SGOT) 10-40
ALT (SGPT) <36
AFP (non-maternal) <15
While I was at UCLA Med Center their score ratings were:
AST (SGOT) 15-50
ALT (SGPT) 5-50
AFP (non-maternal)35-110
EVERY lab is different. You should ask for you mother's lab results and then look at the low and high water marks. You didn't state what type of AFP lab your mom had. AFP (non-maternal) is a marker for cancer cells but is not always correct. Its an indicator so other markers may disrupt its actual reading. But its the only AFP one should get to help rule out liver cancer. If it rises dramically over several months than it becomes a true indicator of liver cancer.
I suggest strongly that you rule out any growth factors on the liver by having a CT Scan with CONTRAST performed, or an MRI w/contrast ASAP. You must have the contrast which is a dye that highlites any hard material on the liver - tumors, cirrohsis. The first scan I had was w/o the contrast cuz the dummy Radiologist could not locate a proper vein. This scan showed nothing and he gave me a clean bill of health. My doc was very unhappy and ordered another scan w/contrast. This scan showed a 1.2 cm lesion next to my portal vein. This was in late Oct 03. By mid January the tumor had grown to 2.1 cms. The only cure was a transplant which I had on 03/19/04. I wouldn't be writing this if it wasn't for that last scan.
My surgical team believes my HCV came from a transfusion in 1954. I believe from an infected dental (novacain shots) or medical(tetanus, etc) needles prior to 1990. Get a Hepatitis panel test which will screen the testees blood for all the known hep virus'. I hope this helps.