AST Question and answers 100% correct 2023/2024

AST Question and answers 100% correct 2023/2024What type of test is AST? - correct answer Serum What is the purpose of AST? - correct answer AST is an indicator of inflammation, injury or necrosis of tissues that contain this transaminase enzyme - in liver disease it is indicator of liver damage from any cause -May also be used to monitor liver function in pts who receive medication that is potentially hepatotoxic Basics of AST - correct answer • Transaminase enzyme found in high concentrations in heart and liver tissues o Lesser exten found in skeletal muscle, brain, kidney, pancreas, spleen and lung tissue • With severe liver damage great amounts of AST found in blood stream o Very high value reflects severity of disease, amount of organ damage and pt's prognosis • Serum AST will rise w/ trauma, infeciton of necrosis of other tissues • Shock, acute pancreatitis, and infectious mononucleosis cause occasionally cause severe elevation of serum value AST-to-ALT ratio - correct answer Sometimes used to differentiate among causes of damage to liver cells