Hy's law
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hy-s-law-257-1147560
title:
Hy's law
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Hy's law is a rule of thumb that a patient is at high risk of a fatal drug-induced liver injury if given a medication that causes hepatocellular injury with jaundice. The law is based on observations by Hy Zimmerman, a major scholar of drug-induced liver injury. Some have suggested the principle be called a hypothesis or observation. Hy's Law cases have three components: The drug causes hepatocellular injury, generally defined as an elevated ALT or AST by 3-fold or greater above the upper limit
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Medical rule of thumb regarding liver damage
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hy%27s_law
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2024-01-04T18:52:20Z
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