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Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Laboratory #Metabolism #ASTALT ... #AlkPhos #Bilirubin ... #Hepatology #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #LFTs
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
By AST:ALT Ratio ... : AST:ALT = ... Hepatitis AST ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Likelihood, Diagnosis and Management
 - HIT Suspected
 - Calculate 4T Score
- Likelihood, Diagnosis ... Calculate 4T Score - Start ... Thrombocytopenia #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology
REBEL Review 54: Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation

R Time - Time to start forming clot 
K Time -
Time - Time to start ... thromboelastogram #TEG #hematology ... interpretation #diagnosis
Thrombotic Microangiopathy - TTP VS HUS

Big picture points : Often hard to differentiate the two entities,
When in doubt, start ... thrombocytopenia #Comparison #Diagnosis ... #Table #Hematology
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Alkaline phosphatase (AlkP ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis ... drugs, OTC (record start ... Liver #Injury #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis ... thrombocytopenia Diagnosis ... necrosis) • Start ... Thrombocytopenia #Diagnosis ... Management #Treatment #Hematology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
normal AST/ALT AST ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... be abnormal AST ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hepatology