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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Function Test (LFTs) Elevation ... ALP ≥ 2x ULN R Value ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... #LFTs #Elevation ... #Transaminitis
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Injury • AST/ALT elevation ... • R value = (ALT ... #Cholestatic #Transaminitis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
specificity to elevated ... Bilirubin - +/- elevation ... or amyloid: • Elevation ... differential #Hepatology #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN
Discovered by Tillett & Francis in 1930. First identified as a substance in the serum
Lab values vary, ... Normal or minor elevation ... mg/L: Moderate elevation ... 10.0 mg/L: Marked elevation ... illness can falsely elevate
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
activity - A low value ... If the value is ... Normal or slightly elevated ... Mild-to-moderate elevation ... or may not be elevated
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Causes of Lactate Elevation ... to bolus these values ... equate that an elevated ... teaching is that elevated ... Causes of elevated