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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 ... Algorithm for Transaminitis ... kwburak #LFTs #Elevated ... #Abnormal #Transaminitis ... diagnosis #hepatology #LiverFunctionTests
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Pulmonary Function ... Algorithm • Normal ... #Pulmonary #FunctionTests
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Elevated Liver Function ... (Drug-induced liver ... LouLectures #Liver ... #Function #Tests ... Diagnosis #hepatology #transaminitis
Causes of Anemia with elevated Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Blood Smear
 •
of Anemia with elevated ... Liver Function ... Deficiency - Abnormal ... Liver Function ... Tests • Liver
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... specificity to elevated ... - If both are normal ... of ALP • Near normal ... differential #Hepatology #transaminitis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... specificity to elevated ... - If both are normal ... Tests of synthetic function ... may be abnormal
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Muscles, Kidneys, Liver ... - Core temp normal ... /mildly elevated ... tissue damage (AKI, Liver ... Loss of muscle function
Hemochromatosis is a disorder associated with deposits of excess iron that causes multiple organ dysfunction. Hemochromatosis
patient with mildly elevated ... liver enzymes who ... found to have elevated ... improve heart function ... , reduce abnormal