AST
Alternate Names : Aspartate Aminotransferase, Aspartate Transaminase, Serum Glutamic Oxaloacetic Transaminase, SGOT
What do the test results mean?
Normally, the levels of AST in the blood range from 10 to 34 international units per liter (IU/L).
Greater than normal levels of AST may indicate:
acute hemolytic anemia, which is the breakdown of red blood cells by the body's own defense system.
acute pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas.
acute renal failure, or loss of kidney function.
cirrhosis of the liver, which is scarring and loss of liver function.
death of liver tissue, called liver necrosis.
hepatitis, or liver inflammation.
infectious mononucleosis, known as the "kissing disease." This disease is an infection caused by Epstein-Barr virus.
cancer of the liver.
multiple trauma, or injuries to several organ systems.
heart attack.
primary muscle disease, which are various disorders affecting the muscles.
progressive muscular dystrophy, which is an inherited, progressive muscle weakness.
recent cardiac catheterization, a test to see the heart's arteries, or angioplasty, a procedure to relieve narrowing in heart's arteries.
recent convulsions or seizure disorder.
recent surgery.
severe burns.
muscle injury.
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