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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Liver Injury ... #Cholestatic #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Tests (LFTs) - Differential ... injury) • Ischemic ... #Tests #LFTs #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #transaminitis
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
abnormality vs bone ... Hepatocellular injury ... 2: Cholestatic injury ... LFTs #Elevation #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
different types of bone ... occur around the knee ... @docskalski #Knee ... #Differential #Radiology ... peds #pediatrics #msk
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... Injuryliver ... Injury Differential ... #Injury #Differential ... #algorithm #Transaminitis
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... Injury Transaminase ... #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential ... bearing after injury ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... - Aneurysmal bone ... #diagnosis #msk
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
different types of bone ... occur around the knee ... @docskalski #Knee ... #Differential #Radiology ... #XRay #msk #lesions
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
injury < 26 weeks ... hepatocellular injury ... hemolysis) • ALP: Bone ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
occur around the knee ... @docskalski #Knee ... Lesions #Bony #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #XRay #MSK #pediatrics