{"id":607,"date":"2023-04-02T09:07:26","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T09:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drksaulakh.com\/?page_id=607"},"modified":"2023-04-11T03:56:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T03:56:24","slug":"know-more-than-your-doctor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drksaulakh.com\/index.php\/know-more-than-your-doctor-2\/know-more-than-your-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your Liver Function Test"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"607\" class=\"elementor elementor-607\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b2e4d60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b2e4d60\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5aa1abd\" data-id=\"5aa1abd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9702a65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9702a65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d2fc44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d2fc44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c88c86e\" data-id=\"c88c86e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f1f5b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"59f1f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;rollIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><b style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">\u00a0<\/b><\/h2><h2><b style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">\u00a0<\/b><\/h2><h2><b style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Know your Liver Function test :-<\/b><\/h2><p><b>1. ALT ( <i>alanine aminotransferase<\/i>)<\/b><br \/>What does High ALT (<i>previously known as- SGPT<\/i>) mean in your LIVER FUNCTION TEST?<br \/>NORMAL VALUE:- <b>3-40 IU\/L<\/b><br \/>Ideally it should be less than <b>25<\/b>. As this enzyme is specifically present only in liver cells, any damage to liver cells can increase this enzyme level in the blood.<br \/>Value higher than<b> 35<\/b> indicates:-<\/p><p><b>a. Fat in the liver(<\/b><i>fatty liver<\/i><b>):-<\/b><br \/><b>Alcoholic <\/b>as well as <b>non alcoholic<\/b> (NAFLD)<br \/>In NAFLD( <i>NON alcoholic Fatty Liver disease<\/i>) ALT (SGPT) IS HIGHER THAN AST (SGOT),<br \/>while people with <b>alcoholic hepatitis<\/b>, they have highly elevated levels of <b>AST<\/b> and <b>AST : ALT ratio of 2:1 <\/b><br \/>These patients will also have elevated levels of <b>GGT <\/b>also.<\/p><p><b>b.\u00a0<\/b>As sugar drives fat in the liver, Fatty liver drives Insulin resistance.<br \/>Insulin resistance drives <b>prediabetes<\/b>, <b>Diabetes <\/b>and <b>metabolic syndrome.<\/b><br \/>So if <b>ALT <\/b>is high, you may have<b> Sugar Dysregulations ,Prediabetes and Diabetes.<\/b><\/p><p><b>c. Measuring fructose levels in blood:-<br \/><\/b>It&#8217;s very difficult to measure fructose levels in the lab, but ALT levels correlates with fructose you consume.<br \/><b>High ALT <\/b>levels means <b>high fructose consumption. <\/b><br \/>Fructose:- (<i>Non alcoholic Fatty Liver disease<\/i>) If we eat 100 gm of sugar in a day, it has 50% fructose, and only liver cells can handle and metabolize this fructose converting it into <b>cholesterol <\/b>and <b>triglycerides<\/b>. If liver is producing more <b>triglycerides <\/b>than it can export through <b>VLDL <\/b>to all other tissues, it starts building up in the <b>liver<\/b>, <b>pancreas <\/b>and <b>intestine<\/b>. (<i>Visceral fat or bad fat or omental fat or inflammatory fat).<\/i><\/p><p><b>d\u00a0<\/b>If ALT levels in the blood are very high, for example 10 times the normal range then it could be due to acute injury to the liver as we see in v<b>iral hepatitis.<\/b><\/p><p><b>2.<\/b><span style=\"background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4);\"><b>Aspartate aminotransferase test (AST)<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><b>AST\u00a0<\/b>(previously known as- <b>SGOT<\/b>) is an <b>enzyme <\/b>that is always found in the <b>heart<\/b>, <b>liver<\/b>, <b>muscle <\/b>and other parts of the body. We usually measure the <b>AST <\/b>alongside <b>ALT <\/b>since the levels of AST are not specific for the damage of the liver; we usually measure it with the ALT to check for problems in the liver.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">A damaged liver allows AST to be released to the bloodstream, so we use high levels of AST to suggest a problem with the <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"><b>muscles <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">or the <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"><b>liver<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Typically, adults usually have their normal range for AST as up to <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"><b>40 IU\/L<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"> (international unit per litre). This range is usually higher for <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"><b>infants <\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">and <\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\"><b>young children<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">.<\/span><\/p><p><b>3. Albumin Test<\/b><\/p><p>This albumin is the <b>main protein<\/b> your liver produces, and it carries out a lot of important functions in the body. Some of these functions include:<\/p><p>\u2022 Providing <b>nourishment <\/b>for the tissues.<\/p><p>\u2022 Preventing <b>fluid leakage<\/b> from the blood vessels.<\/p><p>\u2022 Being a medium for transporting <b>vitamins, hormones<\/b> and other substances to the entire body.<\/p><p>On a normal day, your result for <b>albumin test<\/b> should range from <b>3.5-6.0 grams per decilitre (g\/dL)<\/b>, but when a person is suffering from p<b>oor nutrition<\/b>, <b>infection<\/b>, <b>inflammation <\/b>and<b>\u00a0kidney or liver disease, <\/b>the result can become low.<\/p><p><b>4. TOTAL PROTEIN TEST<br \/>Albumin <\/b>and <b>globulin <\/b>are two types of protein in your body. The total protein test measures the total amount of albumin and globulin in your body. It\u2019s used as part of your routine health checkup. It may also be used if you have <b>unexpected weight loss,\u00a0fatigue, or the symptoms of a\u00a0kidney\u00a0or\u00a0liver disease<\/b>. The normal range for total protein is between <b>6 and 8.3 grams per deciliter (g\/dL)<\/b>. This range may vary slightly among laboratories.<\/p><p><b>5. Bilirubin Test<\/b><\/p><p>The <b>waste product<\/b> from the breakdown of <b>red blood cells <\/b>is <b>bilirubin<\/b>. This product is always passed through the <b>liver <\/b>for some processes before it gets passed out through our stool.<\/p><p><b>0.1-1.2 milligram per decilitre (mg\/dL)<\/b> is the normal range for the total of <b>bilirubin <\/b>in the blood. There are cases where some inherited diseases can cause the amount of bilirubin in the blood to be higher when the liver is still functioning properly.<\/p><p><b>6. Alkaline Phosphate Test (ALP)<\/b><\/p><p>ALP is an enzyme that is found in the <b>liver<\/b>,<b> bile duct<\/b> and <b>bone<\/b>. We usually order this test in combination with other different tests.<\/p><p>When the levels of ALP are <b>high<\/b>, it usually indicates the<b> blockage of the bile, liver inflammation or bone disease.<\/b><\/p><p>High levels of <b>ALP <\/b>are <b>not usually a problem<\/b> for <b>children <\/b>and <b>teenagers <\/b>since their bone is still growing. <b>Pregnant women<\/b> too, can also have a <b>raise <\/b>in their levels of <b>ALP<\/b>. Normally, the range for ALP is usually up to<b> 120U\/L in adults.<\/b><\/p><p><b>7. Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase (GGT)<\/b><\/p><p>A gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) blood test measures the activity of GGT in your blood. GGT may leak into your bloodstream if your liver or bile duct is damaged, so having <b>high <\/b>levels of GGT in your blood may indicate<b>\u00a0liver disease\u00a0or damage to your liver\u2019s bile ducts<\/b>. Bile ducts are tubes that carry <b>bile<\/b> (<i>a fluid that\u2019s important for digestion<\/i>) in and out of your liver.<br \/>GGT is typically the <b>first\u00a0liver enzyme<\/b>\u00a0to <b>increase <\/b>in your blood when any of your <b>liver bile ducts become blocked or constricted<\/b>. Because of this, it\u2019s the most sensitive liver enzyme test for finding bile duct issues.<\/p><p><b>Alcohol use disorder<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">Approximately 75% of people who have alcohol use disorder have elevated levels of GGT in their blood, so healthcare providers can use the test to screen for this condition.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">The normal range for gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) varies from laboratory to laboratory. One common reference range for adults is <\/span><b style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-4); color: var(--ast-global-color-3);\">5 to 40 U\/L (units per liter).<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cab8b22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cab8b22\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-220381f\" data-id=\"220381f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 Know your Liver Function test :- 1. 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