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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 ... Transaminase >> Alkaline ... Cholestatic Pattern - Alkaline ... #FunctionTest #
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... and Cholestatic Liver ... specific for hepatic ... + ULN ALT) / (alkaline ... phosphatase + ULN alkaline
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disturbance (obstructed liver ... Highest • Bone • Liver ... elevation DDX of Hepatic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Injury: • Hepatic ... Venoocclusive disease • Hepatic ... GGT/5-NT: ↑ - ALP ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... box indicates all ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... LFTs #Abnormal #Algorithm
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
increase in AST/ALT ... compared with alkaline ... disproportionate increase in alkaline ... compared with AST/ALT ... Diagnosis #hepatology #algorithm
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
Pain/anxiety • Hepatic ... Licorice A - Alkali ... MD @nickmmark #acidbase ... #workup #algorithm
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... Step 3: All patients ... ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... hemochromatosis; HIC, hepatic ... hemochromatosis #algorithm
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
cholestasis → Cirrhosis/Liver ... PBC Labs: • Alkaline ... obstruction • ALP ... or higher • Liver ... malignancies, Hepatic
Amyloidosis - Summary
Group of disorders associated with extracellular deposition of fibrils formed from low-molecular-weight proteins in
Hepatosplenomegaly & hepatic ... ANGIOPATHY) AL ... light chains → AL ... Creatinine, albumin, alkaline ... Diagnostic imaging of liver