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Anything missing w Alcoholic Hepatitis? - goodman
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A.S.T. / A.L.T ratio grater or equal to 2.5 support the Dx. Abdominal pain, nausea, mild jaundice, low-grade fever, malaise.
Example of Eubiquination Process in the Mallory Bodies. The Intermediate Filament damage is KERATIN. Gamma glutamil transfarase is ↑↑
Hypercholesterolemia, also ↑ of Alkaline phosphate, light color stool, and itching.
Acethaldehyde attach w/ protein changing the process to storage Vit A to process to form collagen (fibrosis) = Mechanism that damage the LIVER

ETHANOL METABOLISM
** DISULFIRAN (Antabuse) inhibits acetaldehyde deydrogenase (acetaldehyde accumulates, contributing to hangover symptoms).
** NAD+ is the limiting reagant.
** Alcohol dehydrogenase operates via zero-order kinetics.
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