High Liver Enzymes Symptoms, Causes & More
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9. Acute Liver Failure
Delay in finding the causes of high liver enzyme levels and implementing treatment can lead to liver failure. Acute failure occurs when the liver incurs extensive scarring and damage, resulting in extremely elevated levels of liver enzymes AST and ALT.
Symptoms of acute liver failure include nausea and diarrhea, discomfort on the right side of the abdomen just under the rib cage's edge, loss of appetite and fatigue. Most cases of acute liver failure are caused by exceeding the recommended dosage of acetaminophen.6’Acute Liver Failure.’ Cedars-Sinai Health Center. cedars-sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/a/acute-liver-failure.html
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