<prompt> A 40 year male have Ho jaundice ascites. He is a well known alcoholic. True statement isare;ASTALT2PMN5500 LT S.LDHLiver span  <response>: Alcoholic fatty liver disease: AST 8 times the ULN; ALT 5 times the ULN Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease: AST and ALT 4 times the ULN Acute viral hepatitis or toxin-related hepatitis with jaundice: AST and ALT 25 times the ULN Ischemic hepatopathy ischemic hepatitis, shock liver: AST and ALT 50 times the ULN in addition the lactate dehydrogenase is often markedly elevated Chronic hepatitis C virus infection: Wide variability, typically normal to less than twice the ULN, rarely more than 10 times the ULN Chronic hepatitis B virus infection: Levels fluctuate; the AST and ALT may be normal, though most patients have mild to moderate elevations approximately twice the ULN; with exacerbations, levels are more than 10 times the ULN Ref Davidson edition23rd pg 850 