it is nothing much to worry. research have proven that all lab results do not carry much weight without any clinical symptoms, with the exception of blood glucose test.
in simple terms, if you don't have pain over your liver, or jaundice, or the like, and your ALP is high, chances are that your liver is OK. the high ALP is usually due to sampling error (never take blood properly) or lab error (never test blood properly), or false positive (false alarm), or other organ problems / pathology.
Besides, ALP is very non-specific. It is found in many organs as stated above. so having a high ALP without other abnormal results do not carry weight. a high ALP is normal in pregnancy (placenta) and also puberty teenagers (high bone turnover rate).
What is ALP function readings for a blood test?, For a liver function test.
May 18 2006, 04:19 AM
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