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My sgpt/alt is 142 and SGOT/AST is 63...is it very risky..?

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Dr. Puneet Madan answered : 12 years ago

Hi,

There are causes to raised sgpt and sgot,the common ones are
1)infection
2)alcohol
3)jaundice
4)cholestasis
These are amongst the common causes,no it is not very risky you will have to treat the cause
Are you an alcoholic
Any pain in abdomen
Any history of fever
You have to treat the cause,But to confirm you will have get complet liver finction tests like albumin levels,coagulation profile.

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