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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... AnnKumfer #Liver #Enzymes ... #LFTs #Hepatocellular ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes ... #Differential #
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Source of Liver Enzyme ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Function Tests - Differential ... or AST > ALP): ... Cholestatic Pattern (ALP ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP ... ) Elevation - Differential ... : - Enzymes that ... #Elevation #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Liver #Enzymes ... #Differential #
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
normal - Hemolysis, NASH ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... disease: > 2 • NASH ... Source of Liver Enzyme ... injury #hepatitis #differential ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
ALP enzyme- Discovered ... • recurrent fractures ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... pain - Frequent fractures ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Liver Injury - Differential ... increase in AST/ALT ... compared with AST/ALT ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... Transaminitis #LFTs