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April 01, 2009; Volume 76,Issue 4
O'shea, Robert
- You have accessWhat is the utility of measuring the serum ammonia level in patients with altered mental status?Hesham M. Elgouhari, MD and Robert O’Shea, MD, MSCECleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2009, 76 (4) 252-254; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.76a.08072
If you already know that the patient has decompensated liver disease, then measuring the ammonia level has little value.