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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Injury ... pathology (low level ... #Cholestatic #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Elevated Liver Function ... (Drug-induced liver ... injury) • Ischemic ... LouLectures #Liver ... #transaminitis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... Injury → liver ... Injury Differential ... #Injury #Differential ... #Diagnosis #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... Identify Acute Liver ... Hepatocellular Level ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver ... or symptoms of liver ... Drug #induced #Liver ... #differential # ... gastroenterology #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Contrast Enhanced Ultrasound - Early arterial, Grayscale phase, Late arterial phase,
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - T2, T1 precontrast, T1 portal venous,
Appearance of Liver ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison ... table #appearance #hepatology