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2N à 9N [here]

English translation: 2N to 9N (two to nine times the upper normal limit)

19:04 Jun 7, 2018
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Medical - Medical (general) / Non-A, non-B and non-C hepatitis
French term or phrase: 2N à 9N [here]
Hello,

Does anybody know what "2N à 9N" stands for here? Probably dead obvious, but it has passed me by....

www.rhumatologie.asso.fr/Data/ModuleProgramme/...1/.../659....
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Neuf patients (70 %) avaient au moins une anomalie de la fonction hépatique sur le bilan d'entrée. On notait 6 cas de cytolyse (2N à 9N), 8 cholestases (1,5N à ...

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liz askew
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Local time: 07:41
English translation:2N to 9N (two to nine times the upper normal limit)
Explanation:
This ref suggests that a cytolytic pattern in a LFT is defined as a ALT/ALP ratio of over 5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4069044/pdf/cga...

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Abnormality of LFTs was defined as an increase in
serum aminotransferases (alanine aminotransferase, ALT;
aspartate aminotransferase, AST), alkaline phosphatase
(ALP), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), or total bilirubin.
The abnormal LFT pattern was characterized as follows:
“cytolytic” type was defined as ALT/ALP ratio 5 and
“cholestatic” type as ratio

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of less than 2

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sorry the more than and less than values seem to have disappeared
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3 +32N to 9N (two to nine times the upper normal limit)
Sue Davis
4 +22 to 9 times the upper limit of normal values
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
2N to 9N (two to nine times the upper normal limit)


Explanation:
This ref suggests that a cytolytic pattern in a LFT is defined as a ALT/ALP ratio of over 5

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Note added at 18 mins (2018-06-07 19:22:36 GMT)
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4069044/pdf/cga...

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Note added at 18 mins (2018-06-07 19:23:12 GMT)
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Abnormality of LFTs was defined as an increase in
serum aminotransferases (alanine aminotransferase, ALT;
aspartate aminotransferase, AST), alkaline phosphatase
(ALP), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), or total bilirubin.
The abnormal LFT pattern was characterized as follows:
“cytolytic” type was defined as ALT/ALP ratio 5 and
“cholestatic” type as ratio

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Note added at 19 mins (2018-06-07 19:23:51 GMT)
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of less than 2

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Note added at 20 mins (2018-06-07 19:24:45 GMT)
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sorry the more than and less than values seem to have disappeared

Sue Davis
France
Local time: 08:41
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agree  Rachel Fell
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agree  B D Finch
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agree  Daryo
3 days 7 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
2 to 9 times the upper limit of normal values


Explanation:
Conduite à tenir devant une cytolyse chronique - Encyclopédie ...
www.medix.free.fr/sim/conduite-cytolyse.php

Introduction La cytolyse hépatique correspond à l'élévation de la ... en multiples de la limite supérieure de la normale (N), on définit dans ce cadre : ... isolée des transaminases à plus de 2N ou un rapport ALAT/phosphatase alcaline = 5 ;.

Hepatic cytolysis (aminotranferases increase) in adults - ResearchGate
https://www.researchgate.net/.../287318404_Hepatic_cytolysis...

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The term « cytolysis » should be abandoned since aminotransferases ... marked, usually acute increases (>15 times the upper limit of normal values), and ...

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The term « cytolysis » should be abandoned since aminotransferases elevation is common in cholestasis, and is not synonymous for hepatocyte necrosis.

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My answer was also suggested later... by a peer.

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 08:41
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 5346
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Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anne Schulz: or "x ULN", to stick with abbreviations
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agree  Daryo
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