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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
(LFTs) Elevation ... vs bone Bili - Direct ... Transaminase >> Alkaline ... #FunctionTest # ... LFTs #Elevation
Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
 - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 
 - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 
 - Alkaline
Liver Function Tests ... aminotransferase (ALT ... ) - Alkaline ... - Conjugated (Direct ... Prothrombin #Liver
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
(ALP) Elevation ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... and Cholestatic Liver ... elevation > Alk ... + ULN ALT) / (alkaline ... phosphatase + ULN alkaline
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
phos/ULN ALP) ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... life: 1 week • Direct ... or amyloid: • Elevation ... Enzyme Elevation
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
aminotransferase (ALT ... , lungs, RBCs Alkaline ... phosphatase (AlkP ... bilirubin (TBili) Direct ... Indirect bilirubin
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Half-life: 1 week • Direct ... Enzyme Elevation ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Liver Chemistry ... , Alkaline Phosphatase ... : • AST: liver ... Alkaline phosphatase ... hepatocyte - Elevation
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 ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Low Alkaline Phosphatase ... Hypophosphatasia Is Low Alkaline ... synthesized in: liver ... eliminated • Elevation ... phosphate &/or • Elevation