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 Medicine
Normal range
No published reference range from a named lab yet.
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
- 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, SGPT, L-alanine, Alpha alanine