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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
) - Causes of Hepatocellular ... Liver Injury ... Liver Injury? ... #Transaminitis ... #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 #
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
ALT ≥ 3x ULN Cholestatic ... Hepatocellular injury ... injury Sinai ... LFTs #Elevation #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injuryliver ... phosphatase) 2) Cholestatic ... NAFLD, Autoimmune, HELLP ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Abnormal Liver Function ... Algorithm for Transaminitis ... Pregnancy - AFLP, HELLP ... dz Cholestatic ... Algorithm #diagnosis #hepatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... biliary obstruction, HELLP ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Transaminases / Transaminitis ... • Congenital: HELLP ... Trauma: Shock liver ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... • Pregnancy: HELLP ... Acute Liver Injury ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
RNA • R < 2: Cholestasis ... injury < 26 weeks ... hepatocellular injury ... #differential #Hepatology ... #transaminitis
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Elevated Liver Enzymes ... Pregnancy - AFLP, HELLP ... • Others • Cholestatic ... Others #LFTs #Hepatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes