title: Precipitous rise and fall of SGOT.
abstract: Three patients are reported whose studies showed a transient but marked elevation of serum transaminase levels with a rapid return toward normal. In two patients this phenomenon was associated with transient episode of hypotension; in the third case this was an incidental finding discovered fortuitously on a routine test. Hepatic ischemia and parenchymal injury may cause transient elevations of serum transaminase levels.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood*; D004796:Clinical Enzyme Tests; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000473:pathology; D007511:Ischemia; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases