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

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
) Elevation - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Other causes of elevation ... elevation DDX of ... #Elevation #Differential
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... of cholestatic disease ... or amyloid: • Elevation ... of Liver Enzyme Elevation ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... of Liver Enzyme Elevation ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
Hyperferritinemia Pearl: Diseases ... associated with extreme elevations ... Still's disease ... Hyperferritinemia #Algorithm ... #Differential #
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Injury • AST/ALT ... elevation > Alk ... phos • ALT more ... • R value = (ALT ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential
Causes of False Elevation and Reduction in HbA1c

== False Elevation ==
Decreased RBC turnover 
• Iron, B-12,
Causes of False Elevation ... HbA1c == False Elevation ... End-stage renal disease ... Transfusions #False #Elevation ... Diagnosis #DM2 #Differential
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
Normal or minor elevation ... mg/L: Moderate elevation ... 10.0 mg/L: Marked elevation ... 50.0 mg/L: Severe elevation ... and diabetes can all
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... to 10-20-fold elevation ... to 10-20-fold elevation ... BrighamChiefs #Liver #Disease ... hepatitis #comparison #differential