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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Injury Hepatocellular ... Liver Injury ... #Cholestatic #Transaminitis ... #differential #hepatology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
(LFTs) Elevation ... injury >2 ... #FunctionTest #LFTs ... #Elevation #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver ... Injuryliver ... Liver Injury Differential ... #Liver #Injury ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... injury) • Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #transaminitis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Resonance Imaging (MRI ... malformation, Infantile ... diagnosis #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... ALP) • R > 5: Hepatocellular ... #differential #Hepatology ... #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #interpretation
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... Injury Transaminase ... > 20x normal - Acute ... #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - T2, T1 precontrast, T1 portal venous,
Appearance of Liver ... Resonance Imaging (MRI ... malformation, Infantile ... diagnosis #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology