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Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
ALP - Biliary ... Transaminase, ALP ... / ULN ALT) / (ALP ... / ULN ALP) ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #hepatology
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
(ALP) Elevation ... - Increased ALP ... Intestine - Other causes ... #ALP #Elevation ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #hepatology
Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
) - Causes of Hepatocellular ... Liver Injury ... phosphatase + ULN ... alkaline phosphatase ... #differential #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver injury ... specificity to elevated ALP ... GGT/5-NT: ↑ • ALP ... hemolysis) • ALP ... #differential #Hepatology
Table of Causes of Acute Liver Injury
#Diagnosis #Hepatology #Acute #Liver #Injury #Causes #Differential #Incidence #Table #Failure
Table of Causes ... of Acute Liver Injury ... #Diagnosis #Hepatology ... #Acute #Liver # ... Injury #Causes #
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
in 1923 Low ALP ... 1948 by Rathbun ALP ... synthesized in: liver ... : • Other causes ... #hepatology #diagnosis
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... : • ALP - Surface ... disease - If ALP ... both are normal, ALP ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injuryliver ... increase in AST/ALT ... with alkaline phosphatase ... increase in alkaline phosphate ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... child * Severe cases ... TTPHUS #HELLP #AFLP ... #obstetrics #hematology ... #diagnosis #table
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... of Pregnancy (AFLP ... = nonspecific (nausea ... iMedEducation #AFLP ... Pregnancy #hepatology