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Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Tests - AST, ALT ... Bilirubin Metabolism AST ... and ALT: • AST ... AST is in mitochondria ... (CAST) • ALT:
Ultrasound - Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) - Probe Orientation #EM #Trauma #Radiology #POCUS
Sonography in Trauma (FAST ... Trauma #Radiology #POCUS ... #FAST #FASTExam
Positive FAST in the RUQ view demonstrating echogenic clot in Morison’s pouch with adjacent anechoic free
Positive FAST in ... Trauma #Radiology #POCUS ... #FAST #FASTExam
Lung Ultrasound in COVID 19 symptoms and no past Medical History

FAMUS @FAMUSultrasound

#Lung #Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS #Diagnosis
symptoms and no past ... Ultrasound #COVID19 #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
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
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
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
than AST • GGT ... elevated ALP • AST ... NT: ↑ • ALP > AST ... • Near normal AST ... hematoma) • AST
Positive FAST exam - Morrison’s Pouch

Ever so often its nice to gaze upon a crisp &
Positive FAST exam ... got us hooked on POCUS ... pouch #Hemorrhage #pocus ... abdominalus #trauma #FAST
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver ... Injury → liver ... disproportionate increase in AST ... compared with AST ... Diagnosis #hepatology #algorithm
The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
consult - I-liner ... lipase PMH: - Focus ... on prior GI/Liver ... status, time of last ... GregoryTBrennan #Liver