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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Injury Hepatocellular ... Liver Injury ... Liver Injury? ... #Transaminitis ... #differential #hepatology
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
Injury - Differential ... Injuryliver ... phosphatase) 2) Cholestatic ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis
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
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... malformation, Infantile ... , Metastasis #Liver ... diagnosis #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Appearance of Liver ... Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound ... malformation, Infantile ... diagnosis #comparison #table ... #appearance #hepatology