My husband's liver enzyme values are elevated. What should we do now?

Hi,

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I understand your concern.

The report shows that your husband's liver enzymes are raised.

From the history provided in his reports (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity), he is overweight with a BMI (body mass index) of about 29 and consumes alcohol. He is also on medications to control anxiety, bipolar disorder, and seizure disorder. Raised liver enzymes may be due to many conditions and are generally called fatty liver. The main causes include alcohol consumption, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, obesity, chronic hepatitis with hepatitis B or hepatitis C, autoimmune disorders, granulomatous liver disorders. Transient changes in liver enzymes are also seen in viral fevers and septicemia.

I suggest you check his blood sugar, lipid profile, viral hepatitis markers, autoimmune status, and abdomen ultrasound to rule out the cause.

It is advisable to stop alcohol consumption. He has to be on a healthy diet with reduced oil and fatty food intake and needs to exercise and reduce his weight. You need to understand that fatty liver with raised liver enzymes can lead to cirrhosis and liver failure.

If all the tests mentioned above return normal, his condition will be referred to as NASH (Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis).

Take care.