Non Protein Nitrogen Case Two A 55 year old male presented to the ER in acute di

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Non Protein Nitrogen Case Two

A 55 year old male presented to the ER in acute distress with an extremely inflamed big toe, chills, and fever. He had recently attended a niece's wedding, where he had eaten a lot of rich food and imbibed a larger amount of alcohol than normal. His physician ordered the laboratory tests shown below:

Further results revealed:

Reference Range Sodium 139 136-145 mEq/L Potassium 4.2 3.5-5.1 mEq/L Chloride 104 98-107 mEq/L CO2 27 22-28 mEq/L Glucose 100 74-100 mg/dL BUN 20 6-20 mg/dL Creatinine 0.9 0.9-1.3 mg/dL Calcium 8.8 8.6-10.2 mg/dL Total Protein 6.5 6.4-8.3 g/dL Albumin 3.6 3.5-5.2 g/dL Total bilirubin 0.3 0-2.0 mg/dL ALP 42 53-128 U/L AST 25 <35 U/L ALT 41 <45 U/L

Explanation / Answer

This condition with impaired liver function test showing decreased ALP, AST and ALT activity is due to Alcoholism.

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