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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
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
(ALP) Elevation ... - Differential ... Other causes of elevation ... consult ALP elevation ... Phosphatase #ALP #Elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Injury • AST/ALT elevation ... + ULN ALT) / (alkaline ... phosphatase + ULN alkaline ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential
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 ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... #Enzymes #Differential
Approach to Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

1. Definition: T.bili elevation + >20% conjugated
2. Obtain RUQ
Hyperbilirubinemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Definition: T.bili elevation ... MRCP, ERCP, liver ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Enzyme Elevation ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate Elevation ... Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Causes of Lactate Elevation ... Lactic #Acidosis #Elevation ... #Differential #
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
aminotransferase and alanine ... febrile illness, elevations ... including tests of liver ... saliva sample (e.g ... Fever #Travel #Differential