Re-evaluation of serum enzymes in diagnosis of acute viral hepatitis
RMJ-Rawal Medical Journal. 1991; 19 (1-2): 3-8
in English
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| ID: emr-22113
ABSTRACT
The present study re-evaluates AST/ALT [D[e]R[i]tis ratio] and ALP/ALT ratios in 65 icteric and 24 anicteric cases of viral hepatitis. The icteric cases were hospitalized and followed up to 5th week of jaundice when most of the patients [80%] recovered clinicobiochemically. AST/ALT ratio showed significance only in early diagnosis of icitric cases of acute viral hepatitis, but the relevant history with other biochemical testes eclipsed its value. Further, 16% of cases had reverse ratio. The ALP/ALT ratio provided a remarkable help in the diagnosis of both anicteric and icteric cases and proved to be preferable, as compared to AST/ALT ratio even in cases of cholestasis
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IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Evaluation Study
/
Hepatitis, Viral, Human
/
Liver Function Tests
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Rawal Med. J.
Year:
1991
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