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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... (>1000): • DILI ... injury) • Ischemic ... #hepatology #transaminitis
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Diagnosis and Management ... Injury (DILI) ... Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... #differential #Diagnosis ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Injury (DILI) - ... dechallenge • Acute ... #DrugInduced #Liver ... #Injury #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
(LFTs) Elevation ... abnormality vs bone Bili ... #FunctionTest #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
(LFTs) - Normal ... hepatocellular injury ... #Laboratory #Values ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Liver Injury: ... Liver Injury: ... #algorithm #hepatology
Shotgun Laboratory Testing for Severe Acute Livery Injury

https://www.journalofhospitalmedicine.com/jhospmed/article/143598/hospital-medicine/ammonia-levels-and-hepatic-encephalopathy-patients-known

#TWDFNR #Testing #Laboratory #LiverInjury #Diagnosis #Workup #Hepatology #EBM #ChoosingWisely
Shotgun Laboratory ... Testing for Severe Acute ... Livery Injury ... #LiverInjury #Diagnosis ... #Workup #Hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Unconjugated Bili ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology ... transaminitis #LFTs
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Acute-on-Chronic ... Injury (DILI) ... EmoryGastroHep #ACLF #Acute ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... gastroenterology #management #diagnosis
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... > 20x normal - Acute ... #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #diagnosis