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hepatic injury
Laboratory:
- sudden increase in serum transaminases
a) serum AST
b) serum ALT
Complications:
- acute liver failure with hepatic encephalopathy & coagulopathy in patients without hepatic cirrhosis
Management:
- see hepatotoxicity
Related
hepatotoxicity
General
liver disease
digestive system injury
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 14,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2006
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 19
Board Basics. An Enhancement to MKSAP19.
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2022