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Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
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Liver Chemistries ... Identify Acute Liver ... Hepatocellular Level ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac ... Skeletal muscle, Cardiac
Liver Function Tests (LFTs) - Normal Values and Interpretation

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) - Liver, cardiac & skeletal
Liver Function Tests ... , cardiac & skeletal ... , cardiac & skeletal ... nucleotidase - Liver ... LouLectures #Liver
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
bacterial infection Cardinal ... amebic abscess of liver ... or elevation of liver ... Typhoid, amebic liver ... fluke, amebic liver
Katayama Fever - Physical examination and diagnostic testing revealed multiple small papules on the trunk (Panel
eosinophils per liter ... mildly elevated liver-function ... infiltrates on the chest ... #Clinical #Radiology ... KatayamaFever #Rash #NEJM
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
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Liver Mass Differential ... Cystadenoma, Polycystic liver ... Echinococcus #Liver ... Diagnosis #hepatology #Radiology
The Gastroenterology Consult Primer
Guide to Calling a GI Consult
HPI:
 - Start with reason for consult
consult - I-liner ... Focus on prior GI/Liver ... - Other PMH: Cardiac ... GregoryTBrennan #Liver
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Causes of Acute Liver ... artery: Shock liver ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac ... Skeletal muscle, cardiac
Histologic Features and Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH). NASH is a potentially progressive type of nonalcoholic
nonalcoholic fatty liver ... features of NASH in liver-biopsy ... cirrhosis, and primary liver ... HCC #Prevalence #NEJM
Liver Function Test (LFTs) Elevation
AST - Cardiac and skeletal muscle, kidney, brain
ALT - More specific for
Liver Function Test ... Elevation AST - Cardiac ... specific for the liver ... SinaiBmoreIMRes #Liver
Signs of Pulmonary Hypertension on Chest CT
 • Main PA is dilated and larger than the
Hypertension on Chest ... midline at the level ... PHTN #ChestCT #CTChest ... #Radiology #cardiology