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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... kidney, brain ALT ... ULN R Value = (ALT ... / ULN ALT) / (ALP ... #FunctionTest #
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... or AST > ALP): ... > ALT or AST): ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • AST/ALT > ALP ... Tests of synthetic function ... #diagnosis #algorithm
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
disproportionate increase in AST ... /ALT compared with ... compared with AST ... /ALT) Hepatocellular ... Liver Injury Differential
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Severe ALT > 15x ... HELLP Moderate ALT ... • Others Mild ALT ... • Others #LFTs
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... should be requested at ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... disease; AST, aspartate ... #LFTs #Abnormal
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... : INR/PT, aPTT(liver ... country), thyroid function ... gastric bypass), LFT ... (liver disease)