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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... (LFTs) Elevation ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Algorithm for Transaminitis ... kwburak #LFTs #Elevated ... #Abnormal #Transaminitis ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
Causes of Anemia ... with elevated Mean ... Liver Function ... Deficiency - Abnormal ... #Hematology
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
TTP - Laboratory Evaluation for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Activity of von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease activity - A
or slightly elevated ... decrease in most cases ... Mild-to-moderate elevation ... or may not be elevated ... Diagnosis #Workup #Hematology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... specificity to elevated ... Tests of synthetic function ... may be abnormal ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
severe mobility/functional ... intracranial pressure - Elevated ... eliminated • Elevation ... phosphate &/or • Elevation ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
- Core temp normal ... /mildly elevated ... Loss of muscle function ... acidosis - CPK elevation ... differential #diagnosis #causes