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Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
(ALT or AST > ALP ... Wilsons, Pregnancy - AFLP ... Cholestatic Pattern (ALP ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs
Liver Chemistry Tests - AST, ALT, Alkaline Phosphatase and Bilirubin Metabolism
AST and ALT:
 • AST: liver
Synthesis: in hepatocyte ... accumulation in hepatocyte ... conjugation in hepatocyte ... reuptake into hepatocyte ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis #LFTs
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Function Test (LFTs ... for the liver ALP ... Transaminase, ALP ... / ULN ALT) / (ALP ... #FunctionTest #LFTs
An Approach to Jaundice Workup Algorithm by CBC and LFT Pattern

- Dr. Eric Strong @DrEricStrong

#Jaundice #Workup
Algorithm by CBC and LFT ... Algorithm #Patterns #LFTs
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... (Alk phos/ULN ALP ... • AST/ALT > ALP ... disease • If ALP ... transaminitis #LFTs
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... infiltrates maternal hepatocytes ... iMedEducation #AFLP
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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• Pregnancy - AFLP ... • Others #LFTs
Pathology - Hepatocyte Pigments

Lipofuschin (H&E) 

Alpha-I-antitrypsin globules (PAS-D) 

Mallory's hyaline / Mallory Denk Bodies 

Giant Mitochondria
Pathology - Hepatocyte ... bilirubinostasis (H&E) #Hepatocyte
Liver Function Tests (LFTs)
 - Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 
 - Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) 
 - Alkaline
Function Tests (LFTs ... Function #Tests #LFTs
The Mechanism of Small Interfering RNA (siRNA) Therapy. Synthetic double-stranded RNA containing an ALAS1-specific sequence is
exclusively on hepatocytes ... Within the hepatocyte