Question 102 · LEK · Viral hepatitis
Alanine (ALT) and aspartate (AST) aminotransferase levels 15-fold above the reference range suggest:
- A. chronic viral hepatitis.
- B. acute viral hepatitis.
- C. NAFLD.
- D. alcoholic hepatitis.
- E. cirrhosis.
Hint
A marked, many-fold rise in aminotransferases reflects sudden, extensive hepatocyte necrosis rather than slow chronic injury.
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