Review Question - QID 109072

A 36-year-old female presents to the emergency department with right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain. She describes the pain as dull and getting progressively worse over the last several weeks. She denies any relationship to eating. Her past medical history is significant for endometriosis, which she manages with oral contraceptive pills, and follicular thyroid cancer, for which she underwent total thyroidectomy and now takes levothyroxine. The patient drinks a six pack of beer most nights of the week, and she has a 20 pack-year smoking history. She recently returned from visiting cousins in Mexico who have several dogs. Her temperature is 98.2°F (36.8°C), blood pressure is 132/87 mmHg, pulse is 76/min, and respirations are 14/min. On physical exam, her abdomen is soft and non-distended with tenderness in the right upper quadrant and palpable hepatomegaly. Laboratory testing is performed and reveals the following:
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