Elevated LFTs
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: elevated liver function tests; elevated hepatic enzymes
Overview
Elevated liver function tests are standard chemistry tests that indicate that the liver may be inflammed, damaged or not functioning properly.
Classification
Specific LFTs that can be elevated include:
Causes of Elevated ALT
The full chapter on the topic can be found here: Elevated ALT or Alanine transaminase
- Acute hepatitis
- Alcoholic hepatopathy
- Cholangitis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic active hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Dermatomyositis
- Drugs
- Epstein-Barr Virus
- Fatty liver
- Hepatic tumor
- Hypothyroid myopathy
- Malignant hyperthermia
- Malignancy
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myositis
- Open heart surgery
- Perimyocarditis
- Polymyositis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Progressive myodystrophia
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Renal infarction
- Seizure
- Severe muscle trauma
- Spasms, muscle injuries
- Strong physical work
Causes of Elevated AST
The full chapter on the topic can be found here: Elevated AST or Aspartate transaminase
- Acute hepatitis
- Alcoholic hepatopathy
- Cholangitis
- Cholestasis
- Chronic active hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Dermatomyositis
- Drugs
- Epstein-Barr Virus
- Fatty liver
- Hepatic tumor
- Hypothyroid myopathy
- Malignant hyperthermia
- Malignancy
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myositis
- Open heart surgery
- Perimyocarditis
- Polymyositis
- Primary biliary cirrhosis
- Progressive myodystrophia
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Renal infarction
- Seizure
- Severe muscle trauma
- Spasms, muscle injuries
- Strong physical work