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Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Chemistry Tests - AST ... Bilirubin Metabolism AST ... and ALT: • AST ... liver, 80% of AST ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... or AST > ALP): ... or AST): • US ... Transaminitis #Algorithm ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
to liver than AST ... bilirubin: ↑ • AST ... • Near normal AST ... hematoma) • AST ... #differential #Hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Hepatocellular Injury: • AST ... to liver than AST ... bilirubin: ↑ • AST ... hematoma) • AST ... #hepatology
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Injury • AST ... /ALT elevation > ... Alk phos • ALT ... • R value = (ALT ... #differential #hepatology
Clinical diagnosis of Alcoholic Hepatitis (AH)
 • Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 • Ongoing
of jaundice • AST ... >50, AST/ALT >1.5 ... laboratory tests (e.g., AST ... or >400 IU/L, AST ... Hepatitis #AH #hepatology
When trying to differentiate between the two conditions think “FAST” with Serotonin Syndrome and “SLOW” with
conditions think “FAST ... Syndrome (THINK FAST ... ) - FAST onset ... - FAST movements ... NeurolepticMalignant #Comparison #Table
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
disproportionate increase in AST ... /ALT compared with ... compared with AST ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis
Ultrasound - Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) - Probe Orientation #EM #Trauma #Radiology #POCUS
Sonography in Trauma (FAST ... Trauma #Radiology #POCUS ... #FAST #FASTExam
Clinical Diagnosis of Autoimmune Hepatitis
 - Onset of jaundice within prior 8 weeks
 - Ongoing consumption
of jaundice - AST ... >50, AST/ALT >1.5 ... laboratory tests (e.g., AST ... or >400 IU/L, AST ... Hepatitis #Diagnosis #Hepatology