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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
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Tests - Differential ... Algorithm for Transaminitis ... kwburak #LFTs #Elevated ... #Abnormal #Transaminitis
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Elevated Liver Function ... Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... #Function #Tests ... #LFTs #Differential ... Diagnosis #hepatology #transaminitis
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Elevated Transaminases ... / Transaminitis ... - Differential ... Trauma: Shock liver ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
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Causes of Anemia ... with elevated Mean ... Liver Function ... Deficiency - Abnormal ... Liver Function
Causes of Bleeding / Bruising - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombocytopenia - Quantitative Defect
 • Decreased Production
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Causes of Bleeding ... / Bruising - Differential ... Destruction • Abnormal ... Disordered Platelet Function ... Iatrogenic) • Liver
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... specificity to elevated ... Tests of synthetic function ... may be abnormal
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
specificity to elevated ... - If both are normal ... of ALP • Near normal ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... disease US — Normal ... #LiverEnzymes #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Bleeding and Bruising - Disorders of Hemostasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

== Quantitative or Qualitative defect in
of Hemostasis - Differential ... PT/ABNORMAL PTT ... discern these causes ... are liver function ... Bruising #Hemostasis #Differential