Liver Test - Health by Numbers

There was a time when our country had a stigma called hepatitis kingdom. Twenty years ago, 10% of the population was infected with hepatitis B, and enlightenment activities, education, and preventive measures were conducted for all people. Now the prevalence of hepatitis B is reduced to almost half, Many hepatitis patients were treated and normal social activities were made. However, until now, the knowledge that liver disease is very dangerous and difficult to treat due to indiscriminately injected knowledge has been stamped in most people 's mind, and it is a reality that misinformation that hepatitis is transferred to a cup is like common sense.

As a result, many people are afraid of the abnormality of the liver, and this is not limited to the general public, and many doctors who have been educated in the past have a vague fear of liver disease.


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SGOT and SGPT
We often have a screening test such as SGOT or SGPT during a blood test when doing a health checkup . Nowadays, AST and ALT are more and more described, but I do not think I need to explain it in detail. SGOT or SGPT refers to the enzymes contained in hepatocytes. When hepatocytes are damaged by hepatitis or fatty liver, these enzymes are excreted into the blood, resulting in higher blood levels.

If the serum level of this enzyme is lower than 40 U / L, if it is higher than this value, it means that there is liver damage. However, this is not a high risk, and in cases such as hepatitis, the high level of cirrhosis is likely to go to a long-lasting treatment, so the treatment.

This figure is high even with hepatitis without hepatitis. In case of severe cases, there are few cases with more than 100 values. However, most cases without alcoholic fatty liver show good progress, You need to know. Therefore, when you see abnormalities of these figures, go to a specialist to find out why there is a numerical abnormality and tailor the treatment according to the cause is the right way.


Gamma GT
As the number of health screenings increases, more and more people are searching for abnormalities of gamma- GT values. These gamma- GTs may show high levels in most cases of hepatocellular carcinoma, but even in the absence of liver disease, It needs to be distinguished. If the Gamma GT is elevated by chronic drinking, the value decreases to about half of the value after about a month after the week, which can help distinguish between fatty liver and chronic alcohol drinking.

Platelet
Platelet counts are not included in the liver function test. However, a discerning liver specialist considers the platelet changes very important. If the two tests mentioned above are always normal, but the platelet count decreases, this often means progression of liver disease. As the liver fibrosis progresses, the spleen becomes larger, and as a result, the platelets decrease slightly, and when the platelet count drops to 100,000 or less, the chances of progressing to cirrhosis become very high.