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Causes Of Mildly Elevated ALT And Serum Bilrubin In A Teenager?

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Question : what are the causes of mildly elevated alt
and serum bilirubin in a girl aged 16yrs
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Answered by Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (1 hour later)
Hi,
Thanks for posting the query.
I am Dr.Ratnakar Kini and I am pleased to assist you.

1.May I know why liver function test was done?
2. Can I have the complete report?
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (30 minutes later)
lft was done for investigating causes of tiredness

alt was 57 and serum bilirubin was 16
all other results were with in normal range
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Answered by Dr. Dr.P.Ratnakar Kini (24 hours later)
How much was the direct and indirect component of bilirubin?
Any other tests like viral markers, tests for metabolic liver disease done?
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Causes Of Mildly Elevated ALT And Serum Bilrubin In A Teenager?

Hi,
Thanks for posting the query.
I am Dr.Ratnakar Kini and I am pleased to assist you.

1.May I know why liver function test was done?
2. Can I have the complete report?