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High SGPT, SGOT. What Should Be Done To Reduce SGOT And SGPT? Any Further Investigations?
my name is deepak age 40 ht 5'4'', wt 56, non smoker non alcholic. today i went to lab for routine chek up. every thing else is ok except sgot 101 and sgpt 67. i am on S Amlodipine for the last 3 years. i consume a bit more pure ghee but my lipid is ok. what should i do to lower my sgot and sgpt and what further investigation should i go under. i am asymptomatic
Wed, 8 May 2013
Hello.GOT Y GPT are hepatic enzymes whose elevation indicates hepatic cell damage
The moost common causes of elevation GOT/GPT are alcoholic excesses,fatty foods,
side effect drugs,obesity and pathologies for example fatty liver.
Although fatty liver is more typical of obese or overweight persons,is recommended that your physician requested an abdomen ultrasound to evaluate the liver.
If fatty liver is exclude,althought your GOT/GPT elevation is not important,you must avoid the causes referred and practice sport.
The moost common causes of elevation GOT/GPT are alcoholic excesses,fatty foods,
side effect drugs,obesity and pathologies for example fatty liver.
Although fatty liver is more typical of obese or overweight persons,is recommended that your physician requested an abdomen ultrasound to evaluate the liver.
If fatty liver is exclude,althought your GOT/GPT elevation is not important,you must avoid the causes referred and practice sport.
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