Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
Normal range of alanine aminotransferase is 10 -40 U/L in male and 8-35 U/L in female.
Alanine aminotransferase is decreased in chronic alcoholic liver disease, chronic renal dialysis, malnutrition, azotemia, usage of metronidazole,
Alanine aminotransferase is elevated in Reye’s syndrome, cirrhosis, hepatitis, abuse of alcohol, drug uses such as NSAIDS, statins, acetaminophen, anabolic steroids, antibiotics, heparin, amiodarone, labetalol, phenytoin and chlorpromazine, infectious mononucleosis, hepatic congestion, myocardial infarction, liver metastases, dermatomyositis, severe trauma to the muscle, polymyositis, malignancy, muscular dystrophy, renal infarction, pulmonary infarction, eclampsia, convulsions, dehydration, Chinese herbs ingestion.
Normal range of alanine aminotransferase is 10 -40 U/L in male and 8-35 U/L in female.
Alanine aminotransferase is decreased in chronic alcoholic liver disease, chronic renal dialysis, malnutrition, azotemia, usage of metronidazole,
Alanine aminotransferase is elevated in Reye’s syndrome, cirrhosis, hepatitis, abuse of alcohol, drug uses such as NSAIDS, statins, acetaminophen, anabolic steroids, antibiotics, heparin, amiodarone, labetalol, phenytoin and chlorpromazine, infectious mononucleosis, hepatic congestion, myocardial infarction, liver metastases, dermatomyositis, severe trauma to the muscle, polymyositis, malignancy, muscular dystrophy, renal infarction, pulmonary infarction, eclampsia, convulsions, dehydration, Chinese herbs ingestion.