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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Interpretation Algorithm ... • Normal • ... Interstitial Lung Disease ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... (LFTs) Elevation ... specific for the liver ... #FunctionTest # ... LFTs #Elevation
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... Mild jaundice, Elevated ... to 10-20-fold elevation ... to 10-20-fold elevation ... #Disease #Pregnancy
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... specificity to elevated ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... function may be abnormal ... Enzyme Elevation
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
of Anemia with elevated ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pancreatic Disease ... Disease #Macrocytic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
specificity to elevated ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... of cholestatic disease ... disease: > 2 ... Enzyme Elevation
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Findings in Hepatic / Liver ... Failure - Elevated ... ALT and AST - Elevations ... fold with acute liver ... disease, ALT and
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... tests algorithm ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... disease; T2DM, ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... kwburak #LFTs #Elevated ... #Abnormal #Transaminitis ... #Algorithm #diagnosis