Category
Routine Chemistry
Sub Category
Organ Function Checks
Synonym/Aliases
Serum Glutamic-oxaloacetic Transaminase
Abbreviations
SGOT; GOT; AST
Type
INDIVIDUAL TEST
Results
RESULTS READY WITHIN 2 TO 3 HOURS
Method
SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC.
Temp
TEMPRATURE KEPT REFRIGIRATED
Setup
DAILY
Components Parameters
-Not Applicable
PRE-ANALYTIC CONSIDERATIONS
Test Ordering Instructions
FILL OUT TEST REQUEST FORM FULLY & LEGIBLY.
Patient preparation
-NOT APPLICABLE
Sample type
SERUM
Container/ preservative
SERUM SEPARATOR TUBE (SST/ GEL) OR PLAIN (RED TOP) VACUTAINER
Sample volume
AT LEAST 2 ML SEPARATED WITHIN 1 HOUR AFTER COLLECTION
Rejection criteria
LABELING ISSUE (UNLABELED/ MISLABELED); MISSING REQUEST FORM; MISMATCH BETWEEN REQUEST FORM & SAMPLE DETAILS; MISSING AGE/ GENDER; WRONG SAMPLE TYPE; INSUFFICIENT SAMPLE; GROSS LIPEMIA.
Other Instructions
- NOT APPLICABLE
Reference intervals
AGE & GENDER APPROPRIATE VALUES ARE PROVIDED ON THE REPORT
Clinical Utility
DIAGNOSE & MONITOR LIVER DISEASE. MAY ALSO BE DONE AS PART OF A HEMOLYTIC SCREEN.
Test Limitations / Confounders
PRESENCE OF MACRO AST CAN LEAD TO SPURIOUSLY INCREASED AST LEVELS.