What do high (elevated) liver tests (AST and ALT) mean?
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over 3 years ago
parenchymal liver damage e.g. in due to alcohol, hepatitis and even cirrhosis
over 3 years ago
Elevated Liver Enzymes (AST and ALT) • Hepatic cell injury • Jaundice • Acute viral, toxic, or nonethanol drug-induced hepatitis • Cholestatic lesions associated with either intrahepatic or posthepatic diseases • Myocardial infarction • Passive congestion of liver • Progressive muscle dystrophy • Inflammatory skeletal muscle disease
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