ALT, AST
Abbreviation Point of Care Testing and Laboratory Procedures
Alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase: liver enzymes measured in blood tests.
Related terms
- liverThe largest gland in the body; its main digestive job is making bile.
- A1CGlycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c): a blood test reflecting average blood glucose over the past 2 to 3 months.
- BUNBlood urea nitrogen: a blood test of kidney function.
- CK-MBCreatine kinase MB: a heart-muscle enzyme in blood that can indicate heart damage.
- CLIAClinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments: federal rules for all labs testing human specimens; waived tests…
- CRPC-reactive protein: a blood test that rises with inflammation.
- ESRErythrocyte sedimentation rate: a blood test that rises with inflammation.
- FITFecal immunochemical test: a stool test that detects hidden human blood.
- FOBTFecal occult blood test: checks stool for hidden blood.
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