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BLOOD (SERUM) GLUTAMIC-OXALOACETIC TRANSAMINASE (SGOT)
Purpose of the test:
Helps diagnose recent severe heart problem
Helps detect and differentiate between varying forms of liver
disease
Preparation:
Do not engage in strenuous exercise before the test
Don't eat any food or drink any liquid for at lease 12 hours before
the test
Normal values:
Test values are more meaningful when correlated with test results
for creatine phosphokinase and lactic dehydrogenase. Values
fluctuate and Salicylates
Tetracycline
Other factors that may affect test results:
Eating lead
Exposure to carbon tetrachloride
Failure to fast overnight
If tourniquet is applied on the arm too long (over 1 minute), it
may cause an inaccurate test result. Request another sample to be
collected to ensure accuracy.
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