GPT (ALT) (Serum (s), frozen)

Specimens:	1 ml Serum (s), frozen
Method:	Photometric assay
Dimension:	U/l
Alternate dimension:	µmol/s/l (Factor: 0.01667) Calculator
Set-up:	Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Duration:	1 day
Indication/Significance:	Suspected hepatocellular damage and for the treatment and monitoring of progress with Icterus and subicterus Infection caused by hepatotropic viruses (hepatitis A, B, C, D) Suspected disease of the liver in the event of systemic viral diseases, bacterial and parasitic infections Suspected chronic liver diseases Suspected auto-immune hepatitis Suspected liver damage caused by exogenous noxae (alcohol, drug products, intoxicants, toxic chemicals at the workplace and in the environment) as well as by hypernutrition with parenteral feeding Suspected tumours of the liver Suspected hereditary metabolic disorders such as haemochromatosis, Wilson's disease, alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency, cystic fibrosis Suspected cardiac infarction
Interpretation:	Increased Newborn more… Increased Newborn children (physiological) Physical exertion (physiological) Cardiac infarction (increase within 4 - 6 h, maximum 24 - 48 h, drop 4 - 7 days after occurrence of the myocardial infarction) Acute rheumatic carditis Cardiac surgery Acute liver diseases (infectious, toxic, malignant) Chronic liver diseases and obstructive icterus (only slight increase) Acute leukaemia Infectious mononucleosis Haemolysis close
Further tests:	AST (GOT), Gamma-GT, CK, CK-MB

male
from 0 - 120 Years	< 50 U/l

female
from 0 - 120 Years	< 35 U/l

Representation of age: "from" refers to the commenced year(s) (month) of age; "until" refers to the completed year(s) (month) of age.