Increased Ammonia Production
Infection
Urease producing bacteria (Proteus, Klebsiella)
Herpes infection
Protein load and increased catabolism
Severe exercise
Seizures
Trauma or burns
Steroid administration
Chemotherapy
Starvation
Gastric bypass
GI hemorrhage
Increased renal ammonia production
Increased splanchnic ammonia production
Increased peripheral catabolism
due to deficiency of essential amino acids
TPN
Other
Cancers (multiple myeloma)
Decreased Ammonia Elimination
Liver failure
Fulminant hepatic failure
Trans-hepatic, intrajugular
Shunt
Portosystemic shunt (TIPSS)
Drugs
Glycine
Valproate
Carbamazepine
Rifabutin
Infection
Urease producing bacteria (Proteus, Klebsiella)
Herpes infection
Protein load and increased catabolism
Severe exercise
Seizures
Trauma or burns
Steroid administration
Chemotherapy
Starvation
Gastric bypass
GI hemorrhage
Increased renal ammonia production
Increased splanchnic ammonia production
Increased peripheral catabolism
due to deficiency of essential amino acids
TPN
Other
Cancers (multiple myeloma)
Decreased Ammonia Elimination
Liver failure
Fulminant hepatic failure
Trans-hepatic, intrajugular
Shunt
Portosystemic shunt (TIPSS)
Drugs
Glycine
Valproate
Carbamazepine
Rifabutin

急慢性肝臟細胞嚴重損害, 導致肝衰竭


* 肝功能不是 ALT AST, 而是 :
