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Spirometry - PFT Interpretation Algorithm

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#Spirometry #PFTs #Interpretation #Algorithm #diagnosis #differential #pulmonary #function
Spirometry - PFT ... Interpretation Algorithm ... #PFTs #Interpretation ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... differential #pulmonary #function
Features of Components of Liver Function Tests #Diagnosis #IM #GI #LFTs #Liver #Function #Tests #Locations #AlkPhos
Function Tests ... Diagnosis #IM #GI #LFTs ... #Liver #Function ... Locations #AlkPhos #AST ... #ALT #Ddxof
Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
 - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 
 - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 
 - Alkaline
Liver Function Tests ... aminotransferase (AST ... aminotransferase (ALT ... Prothrombin #Liver ... #Function #Tests
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... AST - Cardiac ... kidney, brain ALT ... Alkaline Phosphatase, ALT ... ULN R Value = (ALT
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... or AST > ALP): ... • Severe - ALT ... • Moderate - ALT ... Others • Mild - ALT
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... R-value: Serum (ALT ... /ULN ALT) / (Alk ... than AST • GGT ... > AST/ALT: typical
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Injury • AST/ ... ALT elevation > ... Alk phos • ALT ... • R value = (ALT
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... than ALT • ALT ... than AST • GGT ... > AST/ALT: typical ... Tests of synthetic function
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:
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... (LFTs) - Normal ... aminotransferase (ALT ... aminotransferase (AST ... #Function #Tests