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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 ... abnormality vs bone Bili ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver ... #FunctionTest #
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease, Hepatic ... presentation: Hepatic ... e.g. ascites), Chronic ... Injury #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver ... presentation • Chronic ... or symptoms of liver ... Drug #induced #Liver ... gastroenterology #algorithm
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Elevated Liver Function ... Cirrhosis • Chronic ... (>1000): • DILI ... (Drug-induced liver ... ) • Non-hepatic
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Injury: • Hepatic ... Venoocclusive disease • Hepatic ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic Encephalopathy in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease 
Choosing Wisely: Things We Do
Ammonia Levels & Hepatic ... Patients with Chronic ... Liver Disease ... ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known ... #Ammonia #Testing
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
Laboratory Findings in Hepatic ... hepatocytes; in chronic ... suppression leads to chronic ... #LiverFailure #Hepatic ... Laboratory #Diagnosis #Testing
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
replaced by non-hepatic ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... Unconjugated Bili ... > 90% of Total Bili
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... ; CTEPH, chronic ... dysplasia; CLD, chronic ... disease; LFT, liver
Liver abscesses are unique in setting of chronic granulomatous disease

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile
Liver abscesses ... are unique in setting ... of chronic granulomatous ... febrilepodcast.com] #CGD #liver ... #hepatic #abscess