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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes ... Hepatocellular and Cholestatic ... Hepatocellular or Cholestatic ... R ≤ 2 = Cholestatic ... #Transaminitis
Evaluation abnormal liver tests in pregnancy
- Cholestatic Pattern
- Hepatocellular Pattern

#LFTs #transaminits #pregnancy #obgyn #obstetrics #hepatology #diagnosis
in pregnancy - Cholestatic ... Pattern #LFTs #transaminits
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Algorithm for Transaminitis ... def, Wilson's, Cholestatic ... dz Cholestatic ... Elevated #Abnormal #Transaminitis
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
• Hereditary Cholestatic ... , and some cases ... ) Intrahepatic cholestasis ... miscellaneous causes ... #differential #causes
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
ALT ≥ 3x ULN Cholestatic ... pattern ≤2: Cholestatic ... LFTs #Elevation #Transaminitis
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Transaminases / Transaminitis ... images/10587 #Transaminitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
RNA • R < 2: Cholestasis ... Obstruction: Cholestasis ... epithelia - Cholestasis ... ALT: typical of cholestatic ... differential #Hepatology #transaminitis
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Thrombus, Vasospasm Cholestatic ... Hepatitis, TB Cholestatic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
phosphatase) 2) Cholestatic ... hepatology #algorithm #Transaminitis
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes