I got a call this afternoon that my blood panel has revealed elevated liver enzymes . I was seen because the PAC s I have had all my life have changed recently, giving me more shortness of breath and what feels like a punch in the chest once every few weeks for a few seconds. My EKG was perfect and my BP is normal
Hello, black, The important part of your history is the recent use of antibiotic sand anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor.  NSAIDs such as Ibuprofen, Naproxen, can cause temporary elevation of enzymes and rarely severe liver damage if taken in excess. Same thing is true for Tylenol (Acetaminophen)taken in overdose can injure the liver. Antibiotics belonging to the Tetracycline family can also affect the liver. Your lid level being normal is good and probably rules out fatty liver. It is possible to have a very mild fatty liver even when you are ten pounds overweight, in your case unlikely. It is possible to have asymptomatic chronic hepatitis B or C from a prior infection. If you had a blood transfusion years ago when good screening tests was not available, people received contaminated blood. Needle prick, multiple sexual partners,