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Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... (>1000): • DILI ... injury) • Ischemic ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #hepatology #transaminitis
Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure (ACLF) Clinical Guidelines

ACLF = possibly reversible condition in those with CLD (± cirrhosis)
Failure (ACLF) ... Guidelines ACLF ... Injury (DILI) ... Failure #Cirrhosis #Hepatology ... gastroenterology #management #diagnosis
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
abnormality vs bone Bili ... Hepatocellular injury ... 2: Cholestatic injury ... LFTs #Elevation #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Failure (ALF): ... • Liver injury ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology ... #transaminitis