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Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
Study • Clotting tests ... • Clotting tests ... Mixing #Study #diagnosis ... #hematology #pathophysiology ... #hematology #laboratory
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Liver Chemistry Tests ... #Laboratory #Metabolism ... AlkPhos #Bilirubin #Hepatology ... #Pathophysiology ... #Diagnosis #LFTs
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... symptoms of liver disease ... #differential #Diagnosis ... #hepatology
Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)

Prothrombin Time (PT) - Often Elevated in:
 • Vitamin
inhibitor • Liver disease ... • Underfilled test ... Thromboplastin #laboratory ... #hematology #diagnosis
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... (LFTs) - Normal ... #LFTs #Laboratory ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
- Differential Diagnosis ... , Drugs, Liver Disease ... Hypophostphatemia Laboratory ... Tests: - Haptoglobin ... #hematology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury → liver test ... Hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease ... HELLP, Celiac disease ... #hepatology #algorithm ... Transaminitis #LFTs
Fontan-Associated Liver Disease

By Dr. Andrew Yu @michaelandrewyu via @EmoryGastroHep

#FALD #Fontan #Associated #Liver #Disease #gastroenterology #hepatology #pathophysiology
Fontan-Associated Liver Disease ... Associated #Liver #Disease ... #gastroenterology ... #hepatology #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #management
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Areas of diagnostic ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... K), H. pylori test ... gastric bypass), LFT ... (liver disease) ... Causes #Workup #hematology