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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
(LFTs) Elevation ... abnormality vs bone ... #FunctionTest # ... LFTs #Elevation ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... • Liver (80%) ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
- Interpretation ... Enzyme Elevation ... hemolysis) • ALP: Bone ... #differential #Hepatology ... #LFTs #RValue #interpretation
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... Boxes in yellow ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm ... #Hepatology #Liver
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Enzyme Elevation ... hemolysis) • ALP: Bone ... #hepatology