Alcohol Liver Disease- Alcohol Hepatitis, Alcohol Fatty Liver Disease and Cirrhosis

Question 1

What are used in the first line management of severe alcoholic hepatitis

Answer 1

Corticosteroids

Question 2

fatigue, malaise, jaundice in association with tender hepatomegaly on a background of fatty liver and alcohol excess

(hyperbilirubinemia, transaminitis with AST > ALT, leucocytosis and raised CRP)

Answer 2

alcoholic hepatitis