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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
(LFTs) Elevation ... Transaminase >> Alkaline ... Cholestatic Pattern - Alkaline ... #FunctionTest # ... LFTs #Elevation
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Injury • AST/ALT elevation ... + ULN ALT) / (alkaline ... phosphatase + ULN alkaline ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... compared with alkaline ... disproportionate increase in alkaline ... Injury Differential ... Diagnosis #hepatology #algorithm
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... #Enzymes #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... amebic abscess of liver ... Jaundice (and/or elevation ... of liver enzymes ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Approach to Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

1. Definition: T.bili elevation + >20% conjugated
2. Obtain RUQ
Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Definition: T.bili elevation ... MRCP, ERCP, liver ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Enzyme Elevation ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... RBCs, muscle, liver ... myocarditis, rheumatic fever ... Idiosyncratic LDH Elevation ... Dehydrogenase #Elevated #differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Presentation: Fever ... gastrointestinal symptoms (elevations ... of liver enzymes ... • Fever and weight ... NTM #Infections #differential