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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 ... #hepatology #transaminitis
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Hepatocellular Liver ... : Liver Injury ... Hepatocellular Liver ... #Diagnosis #hepatology ... #algorithm #Transaminitis
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... specific for the liver ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver ... LFTs #Elevation #Transaminitis ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
Patterns of Liver ... #Patterns #Liver ... #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Liver Chemistries ... intestines, White blood ... #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential #Hepatology ... #transaminitis
Hepatic Masses on CT - Differential Diagnosis by CT Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
Hepatic Masses on CT ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis ... #liver #hepatology ... #radiology #mass
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential Diagnosis ... intestines, white blood ... #differential #diagnosis ... #algorithm #hepatology
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... brain, heart, blood ... hepatocellular injury ... Interpretation #diagnosis ... #hepatology
Hepatic Masses on MRI - Differential Diagnosis by MRI Findings

Masses: Hemangioma, Adenoma, FNH, HCC, Fibrolamellar HCC,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Out-of-phase, DWI, ADC ... #differential #diagnosis ... #liver #hepatology ... #radiology #mass