My daughter is suffering from eating disorder (restricting calories). she is presently in a behavorial facility. Her Alt And AST keep fluating. They have been abnormal since the end of April. I am concerned these levels are not going back to normal. We have been told that it is normal for them to flucuate but we are concerned. She is asymptomatic. My question is why do they fluate and how long does it take for them to normalize. Another bit of information is she had completely normal labs in Feburary .
Hi, I had gone through your question and understand your concerns. Firstly, I must stress that one or a few of the liver function tests should not be interpreted in isolation. The entire hepatic function panel should be ideally be available along with the normal laboratory reference ranges for a meaningful interpretation. You have provided only the AST and ALT values. Therefore, I can only answer in general terms. Serum aminotransferases