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=Metabolic and toxic= | =Metabolic and toxic= | ||
==Alcoholic liver disease== | ==Alcoholic liver disease== | ||
*Acute and/or chronic liver changes due to alcohol use | ===General=== | ||
* | *Acute and/or chronic liver changes due to alcohol use - includes: | ||
*Alcoholic hepatitis can be with minimal steatosis.<ref>STC. 6 December 2010.</ref> | **''Alcoholic steatohepatitis'' (ASH), [[AKA]] ''alcoholic hepatitis''.<ref>URL: [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/170539-overview http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/170539-overview]. Accessed on: 3 May 2012.</ref> | ||
***Alcoholic hepatitis can be with minimal steatosis.<ref>STC. 6 December 2010.</ref> | |||
**[[Steatosis]] - classically macrovescicular and centrilobular. | |||
===Classic lab findings in EtOH abusers=== | ====Classic lab findings in EtOH abusers==== | ||
*AST & ALT elevated with AST:ALT=2:1. | *AST & ALT elevated with AST:ALT=2:1. | ||
*GGT elevated. | *GGT elevated. | ||