According to the Cleveland Clinic, the SGOT test stands for Serum Glutamic-Oxaloacetic Transaminase. It is also commonly known as AST (Aspartate Aminotransferase). AST is an enzyme found in several ...

A1C, LDL, HDL… the number of medical abbreviations you might see on your patient portal is enough to make you think your doctor speaks an entirely different language. Two such acronyms you may be less ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD, the newer and more correct name for fatty liver disease) is an increasingly common cause of abnormal liver function tests. But it can ...

I am a 53 year old male and in March I did my first half and then late April did my first marathon. My concern is my liver. The blood test that I have had since I increased my training have shown an ...

Elevated liver enzymes can indicate a problem in the liver. However, eating a balanced diet and regularly exercising are some of the ways a person can lower liver enzyme levels. The liver contains ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I'm a 65-year-old male. On my recent semiannual checkup, my labs showed an AST level of 53 U/L and an ALT level of 62 U/L. I am concerned about nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. In ...