Can acetaminophen (Tylenol®) be taken by patients with liver disease?

One of my outpatients has alcoholic liver disease—AST 237 IU/L, ALT 111 IU/L, GGT 835 IU/L, alkaline phosphatase normal. (By the way, did you notice that the AST/ ALT ratio is more than 2, which is suggestive of alcoholic liver disease along with the elevated GGT?) He developed a fever and other symptoms due to…