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Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
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Interpretation of LFTs ... Check Acute viral hepatitis ... hemolysis, bleeding, hematoma ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... transaminitis #LFTs
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... - Differential ... • Pregnancy - AFLP ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... • Others #LFTs
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... hemolysis, bleeding, hematoma ... #injury #hepatitis ... #differential #
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Diagnosis: Viral Hepatitis ... iMedEducation #AFLP
Liver Disease in Pregnancy
Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy (ICP)
 • Onset/Trimester: 25-32 weeks
 • Typical clinical features:
Hepatic infarcts, Hematomas ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... hepatology #obstetrics #hepatitis ... #comparison #differential ... diagnosis #icp #HELLP #AFLP
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... #LFTs #Abnormal ... #Enzymes #Differential
Acromegaly - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook 

Clinical Presentation: 
 • Classic Acromegaly: frontal
size, coarsening facial ... GH stimulates liver ... (hypothalamic hamartoma ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology