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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Function Test (LFTs) Elevation ... kidney, brain ALT ... / ULN ALT) / (ALP ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... #LFTs #Elevation
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 ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... #differential # ... diagnosis #algorithm
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Liver Enzymes - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... #LiverEnzymes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Dysphagia:Oropharyngeal:
- Characterized by difficulty initiating swallowing and accompanied by choking/coughing, nasopharyngeal
Algorithm for the ... , soft palate (elevation ... medulla #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Extraluminal #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... (ALT-to-LDH ratio ... (ALT-to-LDH ratio ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation ... Dehydrogenase #Elevated #differential
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Threatening Event (ALTE ... ) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Respiratory: • Anatomical ... #BRUE #Differential
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
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... alkaline phosphatase; ALT ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential