Medicine G.I.T 87cd96a9

In acute liver injury-

AST/ALT ratio < 1 occur in most of the hepatocellular conditions

AST/ALT ratio > 2:1 suggestive of alcoholic liver disease

Synthesis ofAST is inhibite by ethanol

In alcoholic liver disease AST/ALT ratio < 1

High-Yield Explanation

AST/ALT ratio.. Most causes of liver cell injury are associated with a greater increase in ALT than AST; however, an AST to ALT ratio of 2:1 or greater is suggestive of alcoholic liver disease, paicularly in the setting of an elevated gamma-glutamyl transferase. Ref Davidson edition23rd pg 852

In acute liver injury-

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