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What Does the following liver Function Indicate? 

I had a party on 13/03/2015, and I took a huge amount of whisky. On 15/03/2015, I went through liver function test as a regular check up, it is found - SGOT level - 63 U/L, and SGPT level - 85 U/L. Is it due to heavy drinks, or actually my lever is not functioning well? Beside this- Total bilirubin - 0.9 mg/dl, Direct bilirubin - 0.3 mg/dl, indirect bilirubin - 0.6 mg/dl, LDL cholesterol - 123 mg/dl, triglycerides - 175 mg/dl, amylase - 234 U/L, lipase - 156 IU/ML. Please let me know what is the problem with me.
Mon, 6 Apr 2015
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I read your question and I understand your concern.

Those liver enzymes figures are a little high. However that sort of elevation doesn't necessarily mean that the liver has suffered irreparable damage. Given your heavy drinking episode it could well be related to that and return to norm in a couple of weeks with no consequences, so you shouldn't be alarmed since other values are fine.
On the other hand keep in mind that chronic alcohol consumption is one of the main causes of liver damage and you should try to control the amount and frequency of alcohol intake if you want to prevent irreparable damage in the future.

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What Does the following liver Function Indicate? 

I read your question and I understand your concern. Those liver enzymes figures are a little high. However that sort of elevation doesn t necessarily mean that the liver has suffered irreparable damage. Given your heavy drinking episode it could well be related to that and return to norm in a couple of weeks with no consequences, so you shouldn t be alarmed since other values are fine. On the other hand keep in mind that chronic alcohol consumption is one of the main causes of liver damage and you should try to control the amount and frequency of alcohol intake if you want to prevent irreparable damage in the future. I hope to have been of help.