What is the reason behind an increase in Alanine Aminotransferase serum levels in a bout of acute pancreatitis

Answer 1

Laboratory test


Alanine transaminase- greater than 3-37 u/per L
12 to 24- hrs time of onset


Diagnosis and etiology
Associated with gallstone pancreatitis; threefold elevation or greater in the presence of acute pancreatitis has a positive predictive value of 95 percent in diagnosing acute gallstone pancreatitis