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September 20, 2026

Celiac Disease and Elevated Liver Enzymes: When ALT and AST Need a Broader Evaluation

Interpret ALT, AST, bilirubin, and albumin with celiac risk, and investigate persistent abnormalities without assuming one cause.

Unexplained elevations in ALT and AST can be a reason to consider celiac disease, even without prominent digestive symptoms. These enzymes can rise in untreated celiac disease, but they also rise for many other reasons. […]

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September 19, 2026

FIB-4 Score Explained: Calculation and Age Cutoffs

Learn How to Calculate and Understand Your FIB-4 Score for Better Liver Health

Calculate the score correctly, apply age-appropriate thresholds, and understand when another assessment is needed. A FIB-4 score estimates the probability of advanced liver fibrosis using age, AST, ALT, and platelet count. It is a risk-stratification […]

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September 18, 2026

MASLD Fibrosis Risk: Testing for Silent Liver Scarring

See how liver enzymes, platelets, FIB-4, ELF, and elastography help assess scarring risk before symptoms and guide follow-up.

How AST, ALT, platelets, A1C, lipids, and secondary fibrosis tests work together to guide evaluation and follow-up. MASLD fibrosis risk can be present even when liver enzymes fall within the laboratory reference interval. Metabolic dysfunction-associated […]

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August 11, 2026

Liver Function Tests: Enzymes, Bilirubin, Fibrosis Risk, and Hepatitis Testing

Understand how ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, bilirubin, albumin, PT/INR, FIB-4, and hepatitis tests assess liver injury, function, bile flow, and fibrosis risk.

What Do Liver Function Tests Show? Liver function tests are blood tests used to look for liver-cell injury, altered bile flow, bilirubin-processing problems, reduced protein or clotting-factor production, viral hepatitis, and risk of advanced fibrosis. […]

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