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Liver Enzymes (LFTs) - Causes of Hepatocellular and Cholestatic Liver Injury
Hepatocellular Liver Injury
 • AST/ALT elevation
Liver Enzymes (LFTs ... Liver Injury ... skeletal muscle and kidney ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #differential ... #hepatology
# Acute Kidney Injury # AKI #algorithm #differential #nephrology
# Acute Kidney Injury ... AKI #algorithm #differential ... #nephrology
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
(LFTs) Elevation ... skeletal muscle, kidney ... Hepatocellular injury ... #FunctionTest #LFTs ... Transaminitis #diagnosis #hepatology
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
(LFTs) - Normal ... skeletal muscle, kidneys ... hepatocellular injury ... Function #Tests #LFTs ... Interpretation #diagnosis #hepatology
Elevated Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Mild (<100-500): 
 • NAFLD
 • Cirrhosis
 •
Tests (LFTs) - ... Differential Diagnosis ... injury) • Ischemic ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #hepatology
Differential Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury 

#Diagnosis #Nephrology #AKI #Acute #KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential #Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... of Acute Kidney ... Injury #Diagnosis ... #Nephrology #AKI ... KidneyInjury #Causes #Differential
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... Cardiac muscle, Kidneys ... chemistry #diagnosis #differential ... #Hepatology #transaminitis ... #LFTs #RValue #
Causes of acute kidney injury (AKI). AKI is classified into pre-renal, renal, and post-renal causes. Renal
Causes of acute kidney ... injury (AKI). ... components of the kidney ... #Injury #Differential ... Causes #Sites #Nephrology
Hepatocellular Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
Liver Injury → liver test abnormalities without evidence of liver
Injury - Differential ... Injuryliver ... Injury Differential ... #Injury #Differential ... Transaminitis #LFTs
Diagnosis and Management of Idiosyncratic Drug-induced Liver Injury (DILI)

DILI Types:
 • Intrinsic - predictable, dose dependent
Injury (DILI) ... dose dependent injury ... Chronic - ongoing ↑ LFTs ... #differential # ... gastroenterology #hepatology