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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 ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver ... #FunctionTest # ... LFTs #Elevation #Transaminitis
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Interpretation Algorithm ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests ... Interpretation #Algorithm
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Elevated Liver Function ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... ) • Non-hepatic ... #Function #Tests ... Diagnosis #hepatology #transaminitis
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... for Transaminitis ... Elevated #Abnormal #Transaminitis ... #Algorithm #diagnosis
Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
liver failure ... Brain: Hepatic ... abnormalities Liver ... Loss of metabolic function ... #liver #failure
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Autoimmune hepatitis, Acute ... Vasculature • Hepatic ... Congestion/CHF • Hepatic ... #algorithm #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Hepatic vein: ... Venoocclusive disease • Hepatic ... Tests of synthetic function
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
g/dl (suggest hepatic ... synthetic function ... • Cirrhosis/acute ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... metastasis • Fatty liver
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Hepatocellular - Check Acute ... Mixed - Check Acute ... Imperative to Identify Acute ... replaced by non-hepatic ... differential #Hepatology #transaminitis
Causes of Ascites - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Portal Hypertension - Prehepatic:
 • Portal vein thrombosis
 • Splenic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypertension - Hepatic ... Infiltrative disease • Acute ... liver failure ... Hypertension - Post-Hepatic