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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Hepatocellular injury ... 2: Cholestatic injury ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver #FunctionTest ... LFTs #Elevation #Transaminitis
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
#Pulmonary #FunctionTests
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Cholestatic Liver Injury ... Hepatocellular Liver Injury ... Hepatocellular injury ... = Cholestatic injury ... #Cholestatic #Transaminitis
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver Injury ... Patterns #Liver #Injury ... hepatology #LFTs #transaminitis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver Injury ... Framework: Liver Injury ... Hepatocellular Liver Injury ... Hepatocellular #Liver #Injury ... hepatology #algorithm #Transaminitis
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Drug-induced liver injury ... Diagnosis #hepatology #transaminitis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
ALF): • Liver injury ... hepatocellular injury ... • Acute muscle injury ... Chronic muscle injury ... differential #Hepatology #transaminitis