Ammonia Test Cost

Q: What can be diagnosed through the ammonia test?
A: i) Functionality of the liver ii) performance of liver treatments in cases of serious disorders like cirrhosis iii) acute liver failure and its prognosis iv) Reye syndrome and other childhood disorders and v) ammonia level in cases of high calorie intravenous (vi) nutrition (hyperalimentation).

Q: What could affect the ammonia test results?
A: i) Straining exercises performed just before taking the test ii) use of medications that increase or decrease blood ammonia levels iii) smoking and alcohol consumption iv) consumption of low or high calorie protein diet.

Q: Why does ammonia level rises in the blood?
A: Due to major liver diseases such as hepatitis and cirrhosis which restrain the liver to convert ammonia into urea, which is eventually discarded via urine.

Q: What are the standard normal levels of ammonia?
A: Newborns: 90–150 mcg/dL; children: 40–80 mcg/dL; adults: 9.5–49 (mcg/dL).

Q: What do abnormal ammonia test results mean?
A: Existence of illnesses like gastrointestinal bleeding, congestive heart failure, metabolic alkalosis, leukemia, muscular exertion, etc.