A 29-year-old female visits the her family physician with complaints of malaise and fatigue that began 3 days ago. She states that she has felt nauseated since yesterday, and has not eaten anything since waking up this morning. On questioning by the nurse, the client admits to pain in the RUQ. The client is also pyrexial and the whites of her eyes appear slightly yellow to the nurse. When asked about any recent travel, the client says: “I just returned from a volunteer mission in Mexico about 3 weeks ago”. A blood sample was taken for core biochemical analysis and returned with the following results: Serum Result sodium 139 mmol/L potassium 4.2 mmol/L bilirubin (total) 51 μmol/L ALT 1226 U/L ALP 269 U/L γGT 16 U/L α-fetoprotein NEGATIVE Determine the likely reason for the client’s state of health, and the appropriate management strategy that would be implemented. (10 marks)
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