Blood Drug Testing

In my blood chemistry test I had abnormal levels in my liver. What could this be from?

I went to get tested for my thyroid, and luckily that was fine, but my doctor said she wants to test me for mono since my liver levels were abnormal. I know I do not have mono because I don't have any of the symptoms. What else could this mean?

Public Comments

1. The possibilities are practically endless. If you're overweight, it can cause it go to up. Mine went through the roof when I went through chemo. Don't panic, just wait & see what the tests bring.
2. You need to give us more info: Which liver functions were abnormal? What are the normal values & what were yours? It can be a multitude of illnesses: Do you take a lot of meds? Could be bone diseases; Hepatitis; fatty liver; etc. She should retest your liver function levels. Good luck
3. There are different tests that they do on the blood to check and see if there is a liver or biliary problem. The enzymes show them if there is damage to the liver and the functions tests show how the cells of the liver are functioning. There is also a viral test to see if a virus developed like Hep A,B, or C. Besides that, the doctor may also look at tests involving your immune system, like the white blood cells and the different kinds of these white blood cells. Your level of the white cells may also be up and that gives an indication that you might have mono. With the liver being such a silent organ about anything being wrong with it until the cells can no longer do the function properly.... you won't have much to go on as far as symptoms are concerned. If the mono is in the early stages...it may not show up as such as yet. Your doctor is doing right by being sure about this before treating you. It is very hard to wait for results of any tests. I hope she finds out that you don't have this and that your liver tests go back to normal. This may be a case also, as no one blood test is 100% accurate. There is room for error caused by the way the testing is done, or if the patient does something that may have caused a rise in the levels...like exercising before the test or eatting certain things. Our chemistry in our bodies changes constantly...and these tests also change. Doctor may do more than one test to prove it's accuracy.