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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Function Test (LFTs) Elevation ... Hepatocellular injury ... 2: Cholestatic injury ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... #LFTs #Elevation
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
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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 ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
increase in AST/ALT ... compared with AST/ALT ... • Infections: Hepatitis ... Diagnosis #hepatology #algorithm ... Transaminitis #LFTs #hepatitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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Autoimmune Hepatitis ... pattern of liver injury ... (rare) - IgG Elevation ... Other Etiology of Hepatitis ... #Autoimmune #Hepatitis
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
injuries Hepatic Injury ... Hepatocellular Injury ... (ALT-to-LDH ratio ... Cardiac: • Myocyte injury ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation