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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
ALP - Biliary ... Phosphatase, ALT ... #FunctionTest # ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase ... (ALP) Elevation ... Algorithm ALP ... #Phosphatase #ALP ... #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Low Alkaline Phosphatase ... Clinical Importance ... Most cases diagnosed ... #Phosphatase #ALP ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... melanoma, myeloma • Pregnancy ... disease - If ALP ... both are normal, ALP ... #algorithm #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
intralobular bile ducts causes ... PBC Labs: • Alkaline ... phosphatase • ... obstruction • ALP ... #workup #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
magnitude of enzyme elevation ... include extrahepatic biliary ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology