Elevated alpha fetoprotein (AFP) level part 2
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- čas přidán 21. 02. 2023
- How to use AFP, a cancer marker properly in our clinical practice?
AFP, a cancer marker for germ cell and liver cancer, should not be used as a screening marker for the general public.
Then how do we use it in our clinical practice?
In this video, I share a lady with hepatitis B and elevated AFP level, who turned out later to have liver cancer
AFP helps us in diagnosing liver cancer, as well as in following her post surgery for any recurrence of cancer
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hi doc, by any chance would u share your experience on how you gain impression on a patient condition based only on liver panel? i was working on this topic and i feel like its very fun to learn.
from what i read, a high ALT will lean the spectrum towards fatty liver and high GGT with AST>ALT will lean towards alcoholic, ALT>AST both over thousands are likely to be viral hepatitis, elevate ALP GGT with normal bilirubin will likely be early biliary problem...
wonder if theres any more tips, pls instruct if im wrong, just an average med student :D
I can write a book on that. I will make a youtube video on it, tks for the suggestion
Are afp levels of 18 considered normal? In report it shows anything above 10 is not normal
As you rightly said, AFP of 18 is abnormal
hello ,Can the alpha fetoprotein score go down? my father has cirrhosis of the liver, liver cancer His alpha feto protein score is now 55685
I am sorry to hear, you may want to discuss with your father's liver specialist