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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Hepatocellular Pattern ... ULN Cholestatic Pattern ... to ≤ 5: Mixed pattern ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... LFTs #Elevation #Transaminitis
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Algorithm for Transaminitis ... Hepatocellular Pattern ... dz Cholestatic Pattern ... kwburak #LFTs #Elevated ... #Abnormal #Transaminitis
Autoimmune Hepatitis

Clinical Presentation
 - Highly variable clinical presentation, from subclinical disease to acute liver failure.
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hepatocellular pattern ... though cholestatic pattern ... IgG typically elevated ... upper limit of normal ... AIH #Diagnosis #Management
Possible approach to empiric anticoagulation in COVID-19

Is D-dimer above '"1,000-2,000 ng/ml?
Contraindication to anticoagulation?
Check fibrinogen level and/or
hyper-coagulable pattern ... R-time low or normal ... or elevated Hypo-coagulable ... pattern (rare, ... anticoagulation #COVID19 #management