SGOT Test in Gurgaon - Price & Details

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SGOT is one of the two enzymes produced by the liver. This test evaluates how much of the enzyme is in the blood. Another enzyme, SGPT (serum glutamic pyruvic transaminase), is found in concentrated levels in the liver.

The enzyme SGOT, normally contains inside the cells of the liver. It comes out in the blood if the liver is damaged or injured. The levels of SGOT in the bloodstream helps the doctors to assess the magnitude of the liver damage. Apart from the liver the SGOT is found in the other parts of the body. It is also produced by the heart, kidneys, muscles, and brain. If there is a disease or inflammation elsewhere in the body other than the liver, the levels of SGOT will still increase in the blood. For example, a heart attack or a muscle injury can raise the levels of SGOT in the blood. Whereas SGPT is a definitive tool to especially diagnose liver problems. So liver profile includes the SGPT test along with the SGOT, to rule out other diseases.

The following factors can cause the SGOT levels in the blood to increase:

• Acute viral hepatitis A and hepatitis B
• Extensive liver damage
• Heart attack
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Hepatitis
• Epstein Barr virus
• Inflammation of gallbladder
• Celiac disease
• Polymyositis
• Hemolysis

If you have these symptoms, your doctor may prescribe an SGOT test to check your liver health:

• Skin and eyes look yellow, which is a sign of jaundice
• Swelling in the legs and ankles
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea and vomiting
• Dark coloured urine
• Pale coloured stool
• Itchy skin
• Extreme fatigue

If you have a disease that can affect the liver, the SGOT test will help with liver health evaluation.

Usually, an SGOT test does not require fasting but make sure to inform your doctor about the medications you are taking. Certain medicines may affect the test results, such as some antibiotics like synthetic penicillin, anti-seizure medications, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicines, and some diabetes medicines.

During the SGOT Test

SGOT test is a blood test, so a small sample of your blood will be analysed in the lab. For this, our phlebotomist will go to your home at the time you selected for the home sample collection. Utmost care is taken to maintain safety and hygiene and ensure the least discomfort. A vein finder will assist in locating the precise vein in the arm into which a new needle will be inserted. The sample will be collected in a new tube.