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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
Algorithm for evaluation of elevated serum alkaline phosphatase.

#Algorithm #elevated #alkaline #phosphatase #AlkPhos #Elevation #Diagnosis #workup
Algorithm for evaluation ... of elevated serum ... alkaline phosphatase ... #Algorithm #elevated ... #AlkPhos #Elevation
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
(ALP) Elevation ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Other causes of elevation ... consult ALP elevation ... Phosphatase #ALP #Elevation
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 ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Mild jaundice, Elevated ... to 10-20-fold elevation ... Hepatic imaging: Normal ... Syndrome (Hemolysis, Elevated ... to 10-20-fold elevation
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Low Alkaline Phosphatase ... synthesized in: liver ... intracranial pressure - Elevated ... eliminated • Elevation ... phosphate &/or • Elevation
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
specificity to elevated ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... - If both are normal ... or amyloid: • Elevation ... Enzyme Elevation
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... specificity to elevated ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... function may be abnormal ... Enzyme Elevation
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
synthesized by the liver ... or minor elevation ... mg/L: Moderate elevation ... 10.0 mg/L: Marked elevation ... 50.0 mg/L: Severe elevation
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... based on symptoms, elevated ... <45% and SF is normal ... ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... hemochromatosis #algorithm