TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Alcohol-Associated Liver Disease A1 - Friedman, Lawrence S. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. Y1 - 2022 N1 - T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2022 AB - ESSENTIALS OF DIAGNOSISChronic alcohol intake usually exceeds 80 g/day in men and 30–40 g/day in women with alcohol-associated hepatitis or cirrhosis.Fatty liver is often asymptomatic.Fever, right upper quadrant pain, tender hepatomegaly, and jaundice characterize alcohol-associated hepatitis, but the patient may be asymptomatic.AST is usually elevated but infrequently > 300 units/L (6 mckat/L); AST is > ALT, usually by a factor of 2 or more.Alcohol-associated hepatitis is often reversible, but it is the most common precursor of cirrhosis in the United States. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184173170 ER -