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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Function Test (LFTs) Elevation ... for the liver ALP ... Transaminase, ALP ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... #LFTs #Elevation
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Interpretation Algorithm ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... or amyloid: • Elevation ... Chronic viral hepatitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... of Liver Enzyme Elevation ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
) Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Other causes of elevation ... elevation DDX of ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Severe ALT > 15x ... • Pregnancy - AFLP ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... (rare) - IgG Elevation ... Other Etiology of Hepatitis ... > 10x ULN - ALT ... #Autoimmune #Hepatitis
Chronic Hepatitis B - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm

• Who to treat: Essentially treat the pts with
Chronic Hepatitis ... and Management Algorithm ... inflammation (decr ALT ... Chronic Hepatitis ... #HBV #Algorithm
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
to 10-20-fold elevation ... to 10-20-fold elevation ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... hepatology #obstetrics #hepatitis ... diagnosis #icp #HELLP #AFLP
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
• Early acute hepatitis ... • Ischemic hepatitis ... (ALT-to-LDH ratio ... (ALT-to-LDH ratio ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation