AST 5 - 40 HIGH DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS FOR AN ELEVATED AST

Acute Hepatic Failure

Hepatitis

     Alcoholic

     Autoimmune

     Drug Induced (Toxic)

     Viral

     Wilsons Disease

     Hemochromatosis

     Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Cirrhosis

     Hepatocellular Carinoma

     Hepatorenal Syndrome 

Shock Liver (Hepatic Hypoperfusion)

Glycogen Storage Disease

Celiac Disease

Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

Primary Biliary Cirrhosis

Diabetes Mellitus

Exercise

Massive Obesity

Hypothyroidism

Fabrys Disease

Sarcoidosis

Congestive Heart Failure

Adenomas

Cancer

     Metastatic

     Primary Hepatic

Infarctions

     Myocardial

     Pulmonary

     Renal

Myocarditis

Hemolytic Anemias

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome

Pancreatitis

Burn Injuries

CREST Syndrome

Collagen Vascular diseases

Legionella Pneumonia

Psittacosis

Q Fever

Ehrlichiosis

Medications