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What Causes Slightly Elevated ALT Levels?

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Posted on Mon, 23 Feb 2015
Question: Hi there, ive had blood tests forblood count, kidneys, liver, thyroid and sugar were all satisfactory. However i feel so spaced out and weird. Im so frightened. My alt level was slightly elevated and ive had to go for further blood tests what could this be?
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Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Can you please upload the test results?

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about these weird feelings. I will like to take a personal and neutral look at your results so as to provide my appreciation of the test results. If there is nothing to be worried about, I will make that clear to you. If the results are not available, also let me know.

I hope to hear from you and wish you well.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Chobufo Ditah (1 minute later)
I dont have the results they just said the alt was slightly elevated and they wanted to do a few additional blood tests.

Am i dying?
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Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (4 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
ALT never suggest death!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and sorry to hear you don't have the results.

There are several causes of ALT and they are rarely life threatening. I will recommend that you stay calm. Unless all the results are gotten and interpreted together, ALT alone is not sufficient to make any reasonable guess as to what the problem or severity is.

When you succeed to get any results, please let me know. Death is not a possibility right now and you should be relaxed and not tensed.

I wish you well. Keep me posted and know am always ready to address any burning issues that may come up.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Chobufo Ditah (2 minutes later)
The rest of my tests were satisfactory no problems.

What do you think this spaced out/not there ill feeling is? Ive felt like this for 5 weeks
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Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (2 hours later)
Brief Answer:
More information is needed for such a conclusion!

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thanks for following up with me.

Your symptoms are not very suggestive of any particular disease condition. In most cases, these are transient and never really need any particular treatment. Good nutrition, regular exercise, increased fruits and vegetable consumption in most instances are sufficient to get this resolved over time.

I will side with the continued evaluation and unless something new comes up, there is no way I can make a call on what the disease condition is. Frankly, I do not think there is something really wrong that we must be addressing right now.
Investigations still seems the best ongoing approach to me.

When the results come n, I will like to review and shed more light on this and say whether there are some other things we need to be looking at right now.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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What Causes Slightly Elevated ALT Levels?

Brief Answer: Can you please upload the test results? Detailed Answer: Hi and thank you so much for this query. I am so sorry to hear about these weird feelings. I will like to take a personal and neutral look at your results so as to provide my appreciation of the test results. If there is nothing to be worried about, I will make that clear to you. If the results are not available, also let me know. I hope to hear from you and wish you well.