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Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
20x normal - Acute ... normal - Infection (EBV ... AST:ALT = 1 - Ischemia ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis
Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
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Transaminases / Transaminitis ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... See Updated Schema ... Transaminases #hepatitis ... Diagnosis #causes #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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Function Tests (LFTs ... Hepatopathy • Acute ... liver injury) • Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #transaminitis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
• Infections: Hepatitis ... • Vascular: Ischemic ... Differential #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis ... #LFTs #hepatitis
Abnormal Liver Function Tests - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm for Transaminitis
Hepatocellular Pattern (ALT or AST > ALP):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... for Transaminitis ... Drugs, Viral, Ischemia ... Burak @kwburak #LFTs ... #hepatology #LiverFunctionTests
Drug Induced Liver Injury (DILI) - Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm
DILI suspicion
Features toxic aetiology: Skin involvement, Kidney injury,
Stepwise Diagnosis Algorithm ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... disease, Hepatic ischaemia ... dechallenge • Acute ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Enzymes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Severe ALT > 15x ULN
 • Viral
 • Drugs/Toxins
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Drugs/Toxins • Ischemia ... • Alcoholic hepatitis ... • Others #LFTs ... #Hepatology #LiverEnzymes
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
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Interpretation of LFTs ... Hemolysis #liver #chemistry ... #differential #Hepatology ... #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #interpretation