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Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Cholestasis • ALP ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... #differential #Hepatology
Causes of Wide Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis
Physiologic:
 • Advanced age-arteriosclerosis (less compliant arteries)
 • Well
iron deficiency anemia ... viscosity) - anemia ... Beriberi - Cirrhosis ... disorders - Chronic ... Diagnosis #causes #cardiology
High Output Heart Failure - Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
Obesity - Systemic Vasodilation, Vasoactive Adipokines
Arteriovenous Fistula -
Heart Failure - Pathophysiology ... Acquired (e.g., iHD) Cirrhosis ... Metabolism Severe Anemia ... HeartFailure #CHF #Pathophysiology ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
disease - If ALP ... > 2 • NASH, Chronic ... hepatitis: < 1 • Cirrhosis ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
A cirrhosis tweetorial all about the platelet

Aims:
- Identify cirrhosis based on blood tests- 
- Understand why
A cirrhosis tweetorial ... all about the platelet ... Aims: - Identify cirrhosis ... CBC #Tweetorial #Hepatology ... #Pathophysiology
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
in 1923 Low ALP ... thigh bones -> chronic ... • Pernicious anemia ... collection with EDTA Pathophysiology ... Hyophosphatasia #hepatology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis (PBC) - Summary

PBC Epidemiology:
 • Female:Male 9:1
 • Common European descent
 • Age:
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis ... 65 years PBC Pathophysiology ... cholestasis → Cirrhosis ... obstruction • ALP ... diagnosis #workup #hepatology
Commonly Observed Laboratory Findings in Hepatic / Liver Failure
 - Elevated conjugated and unconjugated bilirubin -
hepatocytes; in chronic ... deficiency - Anemia ... suppression leads to chronic ... anemia; blood loss ... LiverFailure #Hepatic #Hepatology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
• Lymphoid (ALL ... T-cell - CD7, CD3 Chronic ... Pelger-Huet, Macrocytic anemia ... Blood #Disorders #hematology
Anemia of Chronic Disease - Pathophysiology
One theory to explain why "anemia of chronic disease" exists:
The inflammatory
Anemia of Chronic ... Disease - Pathophysiology ... #anemia #chronic ... #disease #hematology ... #pathophysiology