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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 ... #FunctionTest # ... LFTs #Elevation ... Transaminitis #diagnosis
Approach to Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

1. Definition: T.bili elevation + >20% conjugated
2. Obtain RUQ
Algorithm 1. ... Definition: T.bili elevation ... non-ICU vs ICU causes ... MRCP, ERCP, liver ... Hyperbilirubinemia #direct
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Elevation, Lactic ... by cells as a direct ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... Elevation Type ... #causes #typea
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... Causes of Acute ... Half-life: 1 week • Direct ... Enzyme Elevation
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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mononucleosis/flu type ... Hepatomegaly - Liver ... enzyme elevation ... subset counts ↓ • Liver ... first test to detect