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Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
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Failure (ALF): ... • Liver injury ... Enzyme Elevation ... intestines, White blood ... #differential #Hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Algorithm Vascular Causes ... • Pregnancy: HELLP ... Enzyme Elevation ... intestines, white blood ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
ALP enzyme- Discovered ... synthesized in: liver ... deficiency • blood ... - respiratory failure ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy - TTP/HUS, HELLP Syndrome and Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Three syndromes in
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... child * Severe cases ... failure * Responds ... #AFLP #obstetrics ... #table #comparison
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
failure and/or ... ALP, alkaline phosphatase ... ; ALT, alanine aminotransferase ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... #Liver #Enzymes
Thrombocytopenia and Pregnancy
Three syndromes in the critically ill pregnant woman who presents with coagulation defects.
1) HELLP
child * Severe cases ... failure * Responds ... #AFLP #Obstetrics ... #OBGyn #Hematology ... Diagnosis #Comparison #Table