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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 ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... #LFTs #Elevation ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #hepatology
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Tests (PFTs) - ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... ) - Causes of Hepatocellular ... Injury • AST/ALT elevation ... Liver #Enzymes #LFTs ... #differential #hepatology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... country), thyroid function ... gastric bypass), LFT ... #Workup #hematology
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... decision for repeat testing ... magnitude of enzyme elevation ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Algorithm #Hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
severe mobility/functional ... Phosphatase: • Other causes ... eliminated • Elevation ... phosphate &/or • Elevation ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... Tests of synthetic function ... of Liver Enzyme Elevation ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Seesaw Nystagmus 

Sawtooth or seesaw nystagmus is an unusual but characteristic type of nystagmus. Typically there
Typically there is twisting ... and elevation in ... mesodiencephalic junction ... We have varied causes
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
discern these causes ... are liver function ... fibrinogen levels, and testing ... Differential #Diagnosis #Hematology
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
infections, a common cause ... febrile illness, elevations ... liver and renal function ... polymerase-chain-reaction (PCR) testing ... and possibly PCR testing