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Evaluation abnormal liver tests in pregnancy
- Cholestatic Pattern
- Hepatocellular Pattern

#LFTs #transaminits #pregnancy #obgyn #obstetrics #hepatology #diagnosis
Evaluation abnormal liver ... tests in pregnancy ... obgyn #obstetrics #hepatology ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Tests (LFTs) - ... Differential Diagnosis ... injury) • Ischemic ... #LFTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Liver Injury ... #Enzymes #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... Injuryliver ... Injury Differential ... #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Liver Chemistry ... Tests - AST, ALT ... #Chemistry #Tests ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #LFTs
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... (LFTs) Elevation ... Hepatocellular injury ... #FunctionTest #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #hepatology
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Injury (DILI) ... Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... #differential # ... gastroenterology #algorithm ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... Injury Transaminase ... #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... (LFTs) - Normal ... hepatocellular injury ... #Function #Tests ... Interpretation #diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... Hepatology #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #