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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... specific for the liver ... ALP - Biliary ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver ... #FunctionTest #
Diagnosis of ascites according to the serum ascites albumin gradient (SAAG)
SAAG ≥ 1.1:
 - Ascitic protein
Diagnosis of ascites ... SAAG ≥ 1.1: - Ascitic ... syndrome, Massive liver ... syndrome SAAG < 1.1: Biliary ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Clinical Examination for Liver and Biliary Diseases
1) Hands: Clubbing, Dupuytren's contracture, Leuconychia, Bruising, Flapping tremor (hepatic
Clinical Examination ... for Liver and Biliary ... Aspiration of ascitic ... Splenornegaly, Ascites ... Bruising, Edema #biliary
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Causes of Ascites ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease • Acute liver ... failure • Primary biliary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... Benign/malignant biliary ... obstruction, Primary biliary ... disorder (e.g. ascites ... Injury #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
Miliary Tuberculosis ... tuberculosis Clinical ... Extrapulmonary Sites ... and joints • Liver ... Adrenal glands #Miliary
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
>10 mmHg - clinically ... of portal HTN: ascites ... portal HTN: • Ascites ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... pregnancy • Primary biliary
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... evaluation of the clinical ... /or suspicious clinical ... include extrahepatic biliary ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Guide to systemic mastocytosis

Criteria for diagnosis: at least 1 major and 1 minor or 3 minor
Hepatomegaly with ascites ... /impaired liver ... hemepath #pathology #algorithm ... #diagnosis #clinical
ERCP Management Algorithm for Patient with Symptomatic Choledocholithiasis 

Predictors of choledocholithiasis
Very strong
 - CBD stone on
ERCP Management Algorithm ... transabdominal US - Clinical ... Moderate - Abnormal liver ... than 55 y - Clinical ... Choledocholithiasis #Biliary