Dear Doctor,I had a liver function test and the following results:Total Bilirubin 4.4 umol/LDirect Bilirubin 2.8 umol/LIndirect Bilirubin 1.6 umol/LAlkaline Phosphatase 112 IU/LALT 109 IU/LAST 56 IU/LGGT 86 IU/LTotal Protein 73 g/LAlbumin 42 g/LGlobulins 31 g/LCan someone please help to interpret the results?
Hello and welcome to Chat Doctor, The interpretation of liver function tests is as follows:The level of total bilirubin, direct bilirubin and indirect bilirubin all are raised. The level of liver enzymes-ALT and AST are also raised. The level of total proteins, albumin and globulin are also raised. The level of alkaline phosphate and GGT are within normal range. These results show that there is some disease process in the liver. The disease process is damaging the hepatocytes. There are various causes for destruction of hepatocytes. Viral infections, Chat Doctor. The ductal system of the liver i.e. the ducts which are