Acceptance letters for new students to Dundee Ridge are scheduled to be mailed out in early March. If a new student receives an acceptance letter, make sure that you return the postcard to the Office of Innovation and Acceleration immediately to secure your seat for the 2017 -2018 school year.
1 The normal range of values for AST (SGOT) is about 5 to 40 units per liter of serum (the liquid part of the blood).
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) An aspartate aminotransferase (AST) test measures the amount of this enzyme in the blood. AST is normally found in red blood cells, liver, heart, muscle tissue, pancreas, and kidneys. AST formerly was called serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (SGOT). Low levels of AST are normally found in the blood. When body tissue or an organ such as the heart or liver is diseased or damaged, additional AST is released into the bloodstream. The amount of AST in the blood is directly related to the extent of the tissue damage. After severe damage, AST levels rise in 6 to 10 hours and remain high for about 4 days. The AST test may be done at the same time as a test for alanine aminotransferase, or ALT.