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What Do My Lab Test Results Indicate?
Question: Lab work for a LFT 46yo male results 122 was told that he should be at 52, what does this mean? He has had trace amounts of blood in urine.
Brief Answer:
elevated LFT
Detailed Answer:
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You recently had blood work which should mild elevation in your liver functions. This is very common and usually associated with high cholesterol or being overweight. It would recommend that you do the following which will help promote better liver health. 1. Lose weight is over weight, 2. stop all tylenol 3. Stop all alcohol. 4 Reduce your cholesterol if you have elevated cholesterol. 5 Control diabetes is your have diabetes.
After you have made the above changes then repeat your liver functions in 2 months.
The blood in the urine is not associated with the elevated LFTs. The blood could be from having recent sex.
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elevated LFT
Detailed Answer:
Thank you for contacting HCM with your health care concerns
You recently had blood work which should mild elevation in your liver functions. This is very common and usually associated with high cholesterol or being overweight. It would recommend that you do the following which will help promote better liver health. 1. Lose weight is over weight, 2. stop all tylenol 3. Stop all alcohol. 4 Reduce your cholesterol if you have elevated cholesterol. 5 Control diabetes is your have diabetes.
After you have made the above changes then repeat your liver functions in 2 months.
The blood in the urine is not associated with the elevated LFTs. The blood could be from having recent sex.
I hope I answered your question. Please contact us again if you have any additional questions
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
No diabetes, healthy eater, no overweight, !nd cholesterol problems, light occasion beer drinker.
Brief Answer:
LFTs
Detailed Answer:
It sounds like you are very healthy. But I would caution even a little beer may cause elevated LFTs especially if you had your blood work 1-2 days after drinking alcohol.
Frequently we never find the cause of elevated LFTs it just happens. I would though have your doctor run tests for hepatitis B and C to be sure you do not have chronic hepatitis
LFTs
Detailed Answer:
It sounds like you are very healthy. But I would caution even a little beer may cause elevated LFTs especially if you had your blood work 1-2 days after drinking alcohol.
Frequently we never find the cause of elevated LFTs it just happens. I would though have your doctor run tests for hepatitis B and C to be sure you do not have chronic hepatitis
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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