Patient X is a 32-year-old man with chronic liver failure. H…
Patient X is a 32-year-old man with chronic liver failure. He takes multiple medications every day, and his physician is worried about further liver damage. The physician orders an ALT to assess liver damage. The patient’s previous ALT result was 107 U/L. The new value is 147 U/L, a 37% change. The 20-50 year-old male ALT reference range is 52-128 U/L. Is the patient’s ALT change clinically significant? 18% change of ALT considered clinically significant
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