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Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Function Tests (PFTs ... Interpretation Algorithm ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... #PFTs #Interpretation ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... (LFTs) Elevation ... specific for the liver ... #FunctionTest # ... LFTs #Elevation
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... NAFLD, Autoimmune, HELLP ... Diagnosis #hepatology #algorithm ... Transaminitis #LFTs ... #hepatitis
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
 •
Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pregnancy - AFLP, HELLP ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... • Others #LFTs
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
• Infectious: Hepatitis ... NAFLD, Autoimmune hepatitis ... biliary obstruction, HELLP ... Sepsis, Viral Hepatitis ... Causes #Acute #algorithm
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pregnancy - AFLP, HELLP ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs ... Transaminitis #Algorithm
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Liver Disease in ... , no necrosis HELLP ... hepatology #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #comparison #differential ... diagnosis #icp #HELLP
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Pregnancy: HELLP ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... #injury #hepatitis ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm