Analysis (ALT)
The analysis of liver function, known as the analysis (ALT) of the word (Alanine transaminase), which means the tanker of alanine, is the analysis, which is subjected to many people to detect liver damage and to help diagnose liver disease, and this analysis by taking a sample of blood Drawn from the vein in the arm to be subjected to the sample for analysis and get the result to be adopted in addition to other tests and diagnostic means will help the doctor to diagnose the condition, to be described appropriate treatment.
An alanine is an enzyme that is found mostly in liver and kidney cells. Although small amounts of it are found in the heart and muscles, this enzyme is usually low in healthy individuals. The liver is also a member of the digestive system, located on the upper right side of the kidney. The abdomen, which performs many important functions in the body, it helps to process food in the body, helps digest fat, and produces many important proteins such as blood clotting factors.
There are many conditions that can cause damage to liver cells, which in turn increases the levels of alanine (ALT), so it helps detect the damage caused by hepatitis or the use of some medications or some other substances that may be toxic For liver, alt values are usually compared with other tests such as alkaline phosphatase (ALP), total protein, and bilirubin. This will help determine any form of liver disease. Liver disorders may be accompanied by symptoms such as weakness, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. Abdominal, jaundice, dark urine and light stool Wen also itching.
If the ALT results indicate very high levels, there is a severe inflammation of the liver, possibly due to exposure to certain drugs or substances that may be toxic to the liver, as well as some conditions that cause a decrease in blood flow (hypotension) in Liver, or if the results of analysis (ALT) below the normal level 4 times, it is the result of fibrosis in the liver, or a case of blockage in the bile duct, or the presence of tumors in the liver. Other diseases, such as the medical history of the patient, as well as hepatitis A, B and C tests, can also be used to determine the level of ethanol.
Taking injections of some medications into muscle tissue or exercising may increase ALT levels, and many medications may increase ALT.