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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... (LFTs) Elevation ... vs bone Bili - Direct ... #FunctionTest # ... LFTs #Elevation
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation ... Algorithm • Normal ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
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- Interpretation ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... life: 1 week • Direct ... or amyloid: • Elevation ... Enzyme Elevation
Approach to Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

1. Definition: T.bili elevation + >20% conjugated
2. Obtain RUQ
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Definition: T.bili elevation ... MRCP, ERCP, liver ... Hyperbilirubinemia #direct ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Other causes of elevation ... consult ALP elevation ... Phosphatase #ALP #Elevation
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
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
Interpretation of ... Normal or minor elevation ... mg/L: Moderate elevation ... 10.0 mg/L: Marked elevation ... 50.0 mg/L: Severe elevation
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... tests algorithm ... derangement of liver ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate Elevation ... by cells as a direct ... glucose by the liver ... Causes of Lactate Elevation ... Lactic #Acidosis #Elevation
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Hepatomegaly - Liver ... enzyme elevation ... subset counts ↓ • Liver ... first test to detect