ALT
An ALT test measures the amount of ALT in your blood. This test is commonly used to help diagnose liver damage or disease.
An ALT blood test is often part of a routine blood screening to check the health of your liver. The test may also help diagnose or monitor liver problems.
Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of MedicineNormal range
16 published ranges, each from a named source 1040 U/L drawn: all ages · American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges)
- Normal
- 10–40 U/L
All source ranges (16)
What an abnormal result can be associated with
Associations from LOINC2HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology). This is reference information, not a diagnosis: only a clinician can interpret your result in context.
details
- Sample
- Serum or plasma · LOINC
- Part of
- Bryan Johnson Blueprint · Comprehensive metabolic panel · Hepatic function panel
- Monitored for
- Dyslipidemia
- Listed under
- Cirrhosis · Gallbladder Cancer · Hemochromatosis · Hepatitis · Hepatitis A · Hepatitis B · Hepatitis C · Jaundice · Liver Cancer · Liver Diseases
- Code
- LOINC 1742-6 · U/L
- Also known as
- Alanine aminotransferase, ALAT, ALT, SGPT, Alpha alanine
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