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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
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... or amyloid: • Elevation ... normal AST/ALT ... Enzyme Elevation ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cholestatic Pattern (ALP ... LFTs #Elevated #Abnormal
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

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

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
) Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... #Elevation #Differential
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 ... #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Differential #
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 ... obstetrics #hepatitis #comparison ... #differential #
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease US — Normal ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... the spleen or liver ... also arise in normal ... involvement Differential ... #NonHodgkins #comparison
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... RBCs, muscle, liver ... upon damage • Normal ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation ... Dehydrogenase #Elevated #differential