
Had GERD, Migraines, Eustacian Tube Dysfunction. Having Neck Pain, Dizziness. Reason For Elevated Liver Function Values?

Glucose - 83, Blood Urea Nitrogen - 13, Sodium - 137, Potassium 4.5, chloride 99, CO2 Venous 34.0, Anion Gap 4, Creatinine 0.6, BUN/Creat Ratio 22, Osmolality Cal (serum) 273, calcium 10.1, Protein Total Serum 7.0, Albumin4.1, Bili Total>21 days 0.4, Alkaline Phosphatase 55, AST (SGOT) 45, ALT (SGPT) 51, A/G Ratio 1.4, Globulin 2.9, GFR>60.
I've never had issues with increased liver function values. Now scared & paranoid.
Both your AST and ALT are elevated, particularly for female, it should not be above 30 (even if in the laboratory reference value range it gives out a higher number for the upper limit of normal). This elevated AST and ALT means there is some sort of inflammation in your liver, and the cause of this needs to be further investigated. The elevation is mild, and you should not be alarmed, but again further testing should be performed. I agree with re-testing in a few weeks since medications can cause elevations of the liver enzymes, including Advil (or any other NSAID). Therefore I advice you to stop it if you can. If you have to take it for pain, then ask your doctor for an alternative medication such as tramadol. Also, acetaminophen should be fine for pain as long as you don't take over 2-4 grams a day. There should not be a connection with your perimenopausal symptoms. There are multiple other causes of elevated liver enzymes, and most of them do not give any symptoms until discovered by routine blood tests or until you become symptomatic from the disease. The most common causes include: fatty liver disease (even if you are not overweight you can still have it), alcohol, hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, autoimmune hepatitis. There are other causes as well, and again, if upon re-testing your liver enzymes are still elevated then definitely seek care from a specialist.
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