What Does ALT SGPT Mean on a Blood Test and What If It is High. Initially the damage in the liver can be detected by simple blood test. It determines the presence of ALT which is related with SGPT in the blood. Usually under the normal circumstances this enzyme is concentrated within the cells of the liver. But when liver suffers from some injury this enzyme is spilled into the blood stream.
What is Spinal Disc Desiccation? Disc desiccation is another term used virtually interchangeably for degenerative disc disease. Actually, desiccation is the very first step in the DDD process, when discs first start to show the physical changes associated with the spinal aging progression.
2 doctors weighed in: What does diffuse disc desiccation mean? 2 doctors weighed in Want a second opinion? The term is saying that multiple discs (presumably in your back/neck) are dried out and decreased in size. This happens to everyone as you age and the question is whether it is more than normal. In brief: Might be age. The term is saying that multiple discs (presumably in your back/neck) are dried out and decreased in size.