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== Laboratory Findings== | == Laboratory Findings== | ||
* AST:ALT (aspartate aminotransferase:alanine aminotransferase) classically 2:1. The ratio of aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase is usually > 2.<ref name="pmid10201476">{{cite journal |author=Sorbi D, Boynton J, Lindor KD |title=The ratio of aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase: potential value in differentiating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis from alcoholic liver disease |journal=Am. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=94 |issue=4 |pages=1018-22 |year=1999 |pmid=10201476 |doi=}}</ref> | * AST:ALT (aspartate aminotransferase:alanine aminotransferase) classically 2:1. The ratio of aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase is usually > 2.<ref name="pmid10201476">{{cite journal |author=Sorbi D, Boynton J, Lindor KD |title=The ratio of aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase: potential value in differentiating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis from alcoholic liver disease |journal=Am. J. Gastroenterol. |volume=94 |issue=4 |pages=1018-22 |year=1999 |pmid=10201476 |doi=}}</ref> | ||
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Laboratory Findings
- AST:ALT (aspartate aminotransferase:alanine aminotransferase) classically 2:1. The ratio of aspartate aminotransferase to alanine aminotransferase is usually > 2.[1]
- Reason for ratio not clear
- There may be disproportional damage to mitochondria releasing AST
- Alcoholics may have relative deficiencies of pyridoxal-6-phosphatase
- > 300-500 worry about other hepatotoxins
- Reason for ratio not clear
- Alkaline phosphatase, gamma-glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) and bilirubin often rise proportionally, and may persist for weeks after transaminases normalize.
- A leucocytosis is commonly seen. If other causes can be excluded, the degree of rise correlates with severity of hepatic injury.