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Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Wilsons, Pregnancy - AFLP ... , HELLP • Moderate ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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• Pregnancy - AFLP ... , HELLP Moderate ... disease US — Normal ... Drugs • TPN • Sepsis ... • Others #LFTs
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
, no necrosis HELLP ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #comparison #differential ... #AFLP
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Preeclampsia, HELLP ... #obstetrics #obgyn
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential