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Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Liver Chemistry ... Tests - AST, ALT ... Bilirubin Metabolism AST ... and ALT: • AST ... AST is in mitochondria
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
than AST • GGT ... elevated ALP • AST ... bilirubin: ↑ • AST ... NT: ↑ • ALP > AST ... • Near normal AST
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
than AST • GGT ... elevated ALP • AST ... bilirubin: ↑ • AST ... NT: ↑ - ALP > AST ... hematoma) • AST
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... or AST > ALP): ... or AST): • US ... Transaminitis #Algorithm
Features of Components of Liver Function Tests #Diagnosis #IM #GI #LFTs #Liver #Function #Tests #Locations #AlkPhos
Components of Liver ... #IM #GI #LFTs #Liver ... Locations #AlkPhos #AST ... #ALT #Ddxof
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Hepatocellular and ... Cholestatic Liver ... Injury • AST/ ... skeletal muscle and
Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
 - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 
 - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 
 - Alkaline
Liver Function Tests ... aminotransferase (AST ... aminotransferase (ALT ... Prothrombin #Liver
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver ... disproportionate increase in AST ... /ALT compared with ... compared with AST ... Diagnosis #hepatology #algorithm
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... LFTs) Elevation AST ... - Cardiac and skeletal ... specific for the liver ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
of jaundice • AST ... >50, AST/ALT >1.5 ... ) or metabolic liver ... laboratory tests (e.g., AST ... or >400 IU/L, AST