Alcohol (RF)
Liver Enzymes
Pattern:
AST (< 40)
>
ALT (< 40) !
(2:1)
Mild
ALT (< 40) !
elevation (100-400)
In SEVERE alcoholic
Hepatitis
In first 6 mon.: response to
Prednisone
→ Best predictor of prognosis
After 6 mon.: abstinence → Best predictor of prognosis