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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 ... Pattern - Alkaline Phosphatase ... #FunctionTest # ... LFTs #Elevation
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... Intestine - Other causes ... #Differential #
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
) - Causes of Hepatocellular ... Injury • AST/ALT elevation ... ALT) / (alkaline phosphatase ... + ULN alkaline phosphatase ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
synthesized in: liver ... severe mobility/functional ... : • Other causes ... eliminated • Elevation ... &/or • Elevation
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... derangement of liver ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... #Enzymes #Differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Tests of synthetic function ... Enzyme Elevation
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Loss of muscle function ... acidosis - CPK elevation ... heat #illness #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
febrile illness, elevations ... fever - Another cause ... including tests of liver ... and renal function ... Fever #Travel #Differential