AST
An AST blood test measures the amount of AST in your blood. This test is commonly used to help diagnose liver damage or disease.
An AST blood test is often part of a routine blood screening to check the health of your liver. The test may help diagnose or monitor liver problems. It may also help diagnose other health conditions.
Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of MedicineNormal range
9 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 (9)
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
- Comprehensive metabolic panel · Hepatic function panel
- Listed under
- Cirrhosis · Gallbladder Cancer · Hemochromatosis · Hepatitis · Hepatitis A · Hepatitis B · Hepatitis C · Jaundice · Liver Cancer · Liver Diseases
- Code
- LOINC 1920-8 · U/L
- Also known as
- Aspartate aminotransferase, SGOT, Aspartic acid, AST
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