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- From: Stefan.M.Gorsch@dartmouth.edu (Stefan M. Gorsch)
- Newsgroups: sci.med
- Subject: Re: Elevated GGTP enzyme a problem?
- Message-ID: <1992Dec30.014047.23543@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>
- Date: 30 Dec 92 01:40:47 GMT
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- In article <C00DEw.KrF@techbook.com>
- szabo@techbook.com (Nick Szabo) writes:
-
- > On a blood chemistry test (cholesterol, bilirubins, alkaline
- > phosphate, AST/SGOT, GGTP, etc.) all numbers turned up well
- > within normal range except GGTP (67, reference 0-45) and
- > triglycerides (196, reference 30-150). Glucose was slightly
- > low but within reference (72, 65-110).
- >
- > Patient is male, 30, about 80 lbs. overweight, and had an acute
- > relapse of mononucleosis symptoms five years ago after one night of heavy
- > alchohol consumption during recovery from mono. Currently patient
- > complains of heartburn, anxiety, apathy, frequent thirst & urination,
- > episodes of depression. Should there be any concern here (liver
- > damage, hypoglycemia, diabetes, etc.?)
-
- Based on the information supplied above, the two most probable
- explanations for the minimal elevation in GGT are either fatty
- infiltration of the liver or alcohol ingestion. However, it should be
- kept in mind that the so-called normal range represents a theoretical
- 95% confidence interval and hence 5% of a helathy population would be
- expected to have values above or below the given range. While the list
- of things which can result in elevations of the GGT are too numerous to
- recite, one might consider repeating the test after prolonged
- abstinence from alcohol and appropriate weight loss.
-
- stefan.m.gorsch@dartmouth.edu
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- The above is not to be construed as professional advice, nor is it
- meant to substitute for appropriate consultation with a physician.
-