Liver Function Test (LFT) Report or Liver Profile test for HCV Positive Patient (diagnosed with HCV a month ago)

 

• Serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT) or aspartate aminotransferaseASAT/AAT/AspAT) ( is a enzyme associated with liver parenchymal cells. It is raised in acute liver damage. It is also present in red blood cell and cardiac muscles, skeletal muscle, and kidney and brain tissue, and may be elevated due to damage to those sources as well. Reference range of SGOT for male is 8 - 40 IU/L and the range for female is 6 - 34 IU/L 
• SGPT: Serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase, an enzyme that is normally present in liver and heart cells. SGPT is released into blood when the liver or heart are damaged. The blood SGPT levels are thus elevated with liver damage (for example, from viral hepatitis) or with heart attack. Range of SGPT is less than 31.00. 
• GGPT is a liver function test to how well your liver is functioning low is good High is bad 17-37 is within normal ranges. High means your liver enzimes are too concentrated. It is a test that is done if the Alkaline Phosphatase is abnormal. Alkaline Phosphatase can come from Liver, Bone and other sources. Whereas GGTP is more specific to the liver. If your Alk Phos is abnormal and GGTP is normal, then there is a reasonable chance that abnormal Alk Phos was not coming from the liver.   
• Alkaline phosphatase: An enzyme made in the liver, bone, and the placenta and normally present in high concentrations in growing bone and in bile. Alkaline phosphatase is released into the blood during injury and during such normal activities as bone growth and pregnancy. It is measured in a routine blood test.Reference range is 95 - 240 U/L. 
• Bilirubin is a yellowish pigment found in bile, a fluid produced by the liver. Bilirubin is excreted in bile and urine, and elevated levels may indicate certain diseases. It is responsible for the yellow color of bruises, urine, and the yellow discoloration in jaundice. Reference range for direct bilirubin is less than 1.00, it is less than 0.3 for direct bilirubin and 0.7 for indirect bilirubin. 
• Serum total protein, also called plasma total protein or total protein, is a biochemical test for measuring the total amount of protein in bloodplasma or serum. Protein in the plasma is made up of albumin and globulin. The globulin in turn is made up of α1, α2, β, and γ globulins. Its range is 6.60 to 8.70. 
• Albumin is a protein made by the liver. A serum albumin test measures the amount of this protein in the clear liquid portion of the blood. Reference range is 3.4 to 4.8.  
• The albumin/globulin ratio is the calculation of serum albumin compare to serum globulin level to determine whether there is an overproduction or underproduction of gamma-globulin. A low A/G ratio may be due to overproduction of gamma-globulin (monoclonal/polyclonal gammopathy,  multiple myeloma or autoimmune diseases etc.) or due to low albumin (low production as  in cirrhosis or excessive loss as in  nephrotic syndrome or protein losing enteropathy etc.).In contrast, if the A/G ratio is high then one should look for diseases with low gamma-globulin production such as agammaglobuminemia. Reference range is 0.90 - 2.00.