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Case Report
Volume 13, Number 1, February 2020, pages 40-43
Concomitant Acute Hepatic Failure and Renal Failure Induced by Intravenous Amiodarone: A Case Report and Literature Review
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Biochemistry | Baseline | 26 h after amiodarone | At 72 h | At 18 day follow-up | Reference values |
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AST: aspartate aminotransferase; ALT: alanine transaminase. | |||||
Blood urea nitrogen | 37 | 44 | 53 | 17 | 5 - 25 mg/dL |
Creatinine | 1.85 | 3.25 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.61 - 1.24 mg/dL |
Glomerular filtration rate | > 37 | 19 | 14 | > 54 | 70 - 99 mg/dL |
AST | 176 | 4,250 | 21,700 | 79 | 10 - 42 IU/L |
ALT | 208 | 2,422 | 9,020 | 192 | 10 - 60 IU/L |
Alkaline phosphatase | 94 | 84 | 65 | 146 | 38 - 126 IU/L |
Total bilirubin | 1.5 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 - 1.3 mg/dL |