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Abdominal CT scan showing no hepatic parenchymal injury.
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A repeat CT of the abdomen and chest was obtained to identify concealed blood loss, but again negative (Figure 1).
Laboratory trends from the emergency room to hospital day 13: Aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) (a); total and direct bilirubin (b), gamma glutamyltranspeptidase (GGT) and alkaline phosphatase (Alk Phos) (c), and serum lactate (d).
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Hypoglycemia improved and stabilized with a glucose infusion rate of 6-8 mg/kg/min with gradual improvement in lactic acidosis (Figure 2(d)). The patient continued to receive supportive care over the course of the next week with stabilization of respiratory status, improvement in renal function, and improvement in his coagulopathy and liver failure (Figure 2).