Analysis of gamma-GT - decipher together

Wizborovsky's lines "if I get sick, I will not turn to doctors" now sound somehow irrelevant. Sooner or later we all turn to doctors. And doctors for the purpose of creating a more complete picture and clarifying the diagnosis usually send us for the delivery of tests.

And so, having received the results, we peer into the blank and try to decipher what we have. If the indicators are included in the range of standards, then we sigh with relief, they say, I'm all right. But, if they go beyond the bounds, then questions arise. When you ask questions about this to the doctor, you can get a maximum of something sophisticated medical. In occasion of explanations in clear language, physicians are akin to computer programmers. But only when you turn to the latter, the subtext of the answer is that - still you will not understand, but to the doctors - you do not need to understand.

So, if we are not medical workers and not biochemists, and the results of testing are disturbing, we must learn to read these indicators.

For example, let's try to decipher the results of such an analysis as gamma-glutamyltransferase. In medical documents, it is usually designated abbreviated as gamma-GT or simply GGT.

To begin with, we understand that this is a biochemical blood test, which is necessary to obtain a more extensive picture of how the organs of the body work. Gamma-HT is an enzyme that is one of the indicators that is active in many organs of the body. But most of all it is produced by cells of the liver and glands such as the pancreas, thyroid and prostate.

If GGT analysis has shown a norm, and the rest of the indicators are within the limits of acceptable, then there is nothing to worry about. If the indicators are underestimated, then this may indicate a decrease in thyroid function, that is, hypothyroidism. And this is a direct road to the endocrinologist.

But most of the questions arise at higher values of the indicators of analysis. If gamma-GT is upgraded, then here it is worth investigating in more detail.

First, you could take any medications, and they turned out to be toxic to the liver, as a result, the enzyme is activated, and the indices increase. If you look at the instructions for the use of certain drugs, then in the section of side effects you can find a record about the possibility of increasing GGT.

Secondly, the same applies to drinking alcohol. This analysis allows you to diagnose alcoholism in the early stages, when the symptoms are not yet there.

Thirdly, the organs associated with bile, and this liver, bile ducts, gall bladder, form a system called hepatobiliary. Any violation in this system can give increased gamma-GT. If the process of formation or excretion of bile is violated depending on the localization of the pathology, intrahepatic or extrahepatic cholestasis develops, in which gamma-HT is repeatedly increased.

Fourth, there may be an increase in GGT in cases of impaired renal function, increased thyroid function (hyperthyroidism), and the administration of certain hormonal drugs. The relationship between increased activity of gamma-HT and the risk of cardiovascular diseases has been revealed, for men, increased indicators may indicate problems with the prostate.

I must say that the high coefficients of this analysis are the markers for the detection and other pathological manifestations in the body. But more often such inspection appoint or nominate for revealing of the deviations listed above.

In conclusion, I want to note that the only correct interpretation of the results of the tests can be given only by a professional, moreover, an experienced one who can compare the test scores with the symptoms and complaints manifested. Well, the information given will help to better understand the results of the analysis, because when one understands, and not two, a tandem is created. And in tandem it's always easier to work and make the right decision.